Verse List for EZRA 4:14

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OET (OET-RV) Now, because we’ve had the favour of the palace, and because we don’t want to see the king dishonoured, that’s why we’ve sent this letter to update the king,

OET-LV Now as_to because that the _salt _of the _palace we _eat _salt and_the _dishonour _of Oh/the_king not is_proper for_us to_see concerning this we _have _sent and_we _have _made _known to_the_king.

ULT Now, because we have eaten the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the nakedness of the king, on account of this we have sent and made known to the king,

UST So, because we are loyal to you, and because we do not want anyone to humiliate you, for these reasons we are sending this information to you.

BSB & MSB Now because we are in the service of the palace[fn] and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE & WMBB Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore we have sent and informed the king,

NET In light of the fact that we are loyal to the king, and since it does not seem appropriate to us that the king should sustain damage, we are sending the king this information

LSV Now because that the salt of the palace [is] our salt, and we have no patience to see the nakedness of the king, therefore we have sent and made known to the king;

FBV Now because we are in the king's service[fn] and it is not right for us to see Your Majesty disrespected, we are sending this letter so that you can be informed,

T4T Now, because we are loyal to [IDM] you, and because we do not want you to be humiliated [IDM], we are sending this information to you.

LEB Now since we eat the salt of the palace and the dishonor of the king is not proper for us to see, we send and make this known to the king,

BBE Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things,

Moff Now, as we are in the royal service, and as it would be wrong for us to see the king injured, we send to assure the king

JPS Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and announced to the king,

ASV Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

DRA But we remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we count it a crime to see the king wronged, have therefore sent and certified the king,

YLT Now, because that the salt of the palace [is] our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to the king;

Drby Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;

RV Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

SLT Now for the cause that we were salted with the salt of the temple, and not being fit to us to see the king’s nakedness, for this we sent and made known to the king;

Wbstr Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

KJB-1769 Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;[fn]

KJB-1611 Now because we [fn]haue maintenance from the Kings palace, and it was not meete for vs to see the kings dishonour: therefore haue we sent, and certified the king,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

Bshps And now in the meane season we haue destroyed the temple, and woulde no longer see the kinges dishonour, therefore sent we out also and certified the king,
(And now in the mean season we have destroyed the temple, and would no longer see the kings dishonour, therefore sent we out also and certified the king,)

Gnva Nowe therefore because wee haue bene brought vp in the Kings palace, it was not meete for vs to see the Kings dishonour: for this cause haue we sent and certified the King,
(Now therefore because we have been brought up in the Kings palace, it was not meet for us to see the Kings dishonour: for this cause have we sent and certified the King,)

Cvdl But now that we all are therby which destroyed the temple, we wolde no longer se the kynges dishonoure. Therfore sent we out, and caused the kynge to be certified therof:
(But now that we all are thereby which destroyed the temple, we would no longer see the kings dishonour. Therefore sent we out, and caused the king to be certified thereof:)

Wycl Therfor we ben myndeful of the salt, which we eeten in the paleis, and for we holden it vnleueful to se the harmes of the kyng, therfor we han sent and teld to the kyng;
(Therefore we been mindful of the salt, which we eaten in the palace, and for we held it unleueful to see the harmes of the king, therefore we have sent and told to the king;)

Luth Nun wir aber alle dabei sind, die wir den Tempel zerstöret haben, haben wir die Schmach des Königs nicht länger wollen sehen; darum schicken wir hin und lassen‘s dem Könige zu wissen tun,
(Now we/us but all included are, the we/us the temple destroyed have, have we/us the disgrace the kings not longer want see; therefore send we/us there/therefore and let_it_go to_him king(s) to/for realise do/put,)

ClVg Nos autem memores salis, quod in palatio comedimus, et quia læsiones regis videre nefas ducimus, idcirco misimus et nuntiavimus regi,[fn]
(We however mindful salt, that in/into/on palace I_atemus, and because injurys king to_see nefas to_leadmus, therefore I_sentmus and nuntiavimus to_rule,)

UHB כְּעַ֗ן כָּ⁠ל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־מְלַ֤ח הֵֽיכְלָ⁠א֙ מְלַ֔חְנָא וְ⁠עַרְוַ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔⁠א לָ֥א אֲֽרִֽיךְ לַ֖⁠נָא לְ⁠מֶֽחֱזֵ֑א עַ֨ל־דְּנָ֔ה שְׁלַ֖חְנָא וְ⁠הוֹדַ֥עְנָא לְ⁠מַלְכָּֽ⁠א׃ ‡

BrLXX καὶ ἀσχημοσύνην βασιλέως οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ἰδεῖν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐπέμψαμεν καὶ ἐγνωρίσαμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ,

BrTr And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;