Verse List for EZRA 4:6

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OET (OET-RV) Now at the beginning of the reign of Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus or Xerxes), they forwarded an accusation against those who lived in Yerushalem and throughout Yehudah.

OET-LV And_in_the _reign _of ʼAḩashvērōsh at_the _beginning _of his/its_kingdom they _wrote an _accusation on the _inhabitants _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem).

ULT Now in the reign of Ahasuerus,[fn] in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against those who dwelled in Judah and Jerusalem.

UST These enemies of the Jews continued to accuse them during the time that Darius’ son Ahasuerus was king. When Ahasuerus became king, they wrote a letter to him in which they accused the people living in the province of Judah and the city of Jerusalem of planning to rebel against the government.

BSB & MSB At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes,[fn] an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE & WMBB In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

NET At the beginning of the reign of Ahasuerus they filed an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

LSV And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the commencement of his reign, they have written an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem;

FBV When Ahasuerus became king the local people sent him a written accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

T4T During the first year that Darius’ son Xerxes was king, the enemies of the Jews wrote a note to the king saying that the Jews were planning to rebel against the government.

LEB ¶  In the reign of Ahasuerus, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

BBE And in the time of Ahasuerus, when he first became king, they put on record a statement against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Moff In the reign of Xerxes, at the opening of his reign, they wrote a letter accusing the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judah.

JPS And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

ASV And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

DRA And in the reign of Assuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem.

YLT And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the commencement of his reign, they have written an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem;

Drby And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

RV And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
(And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Yudah and Yerusalem.)

SLT And in the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his kingdom, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Wbstr And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote to him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

KJB-1769 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.[fn]
(And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Yudah and Yerusalem.)

KJB-1611 And in the reigne of [fn]Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reigne, wrote they vnto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Iudah and Ierusalem.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps And in the raigne of Ahasuerus, euen at the beginning of his raigne, wrote they vnto him a complaynt against the inhabiters of Iuda and Hierusalem.
(And in the reign of Ahasuerus, even at the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him a complaint against the inhabiters of Yudah and Yerusalem.)

Gnva And in the reigne of Ahashuerosh (in the beginning of his reigne) wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Iudah and Ierusalem.
(And in the reign of Ahashuerosh (in the beginning of his reigne) wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Yudah and Yerusalem.)

Cvdl But whan Ahasuerus was kynge, in the begynnynge off his reigne wrote they vnto him a complaynte agaynst them of Iuda and Ierusalem.
(But when Ahasuerus was king, in the beginning off his reign wrote they unto him a complaint against them of Yudah and Yerusalem.)

Wycl Forsothe in the rewme of Assueris, he is Artaxersis, in the bigynnyng of his rewme, thei writiden accusing ayens the dwellers of Juda and of Jerusalem;
(For_certain/Truly in the realm of Assueris, he is Artaxersis, in the beginning of his realm, they writiden accusing against the dwellers of Yudah and of Yerusalem;)

Luth Denn da Ahasveros König ward, im Anfange seines Königreichs, schrieben sie eine Anklage wider die von Juda und Jerusalem.
(Because there Ahasveros king was, in_the beginninge his kingdom, wrote they/she/them a/one Anklage against the from Yuda and Yerusalem.)

ClVg In regno autem Assueri, in principio regni ejus, scripserunt accusationem adversus habitatores Judæ et Jerusalem.
(In kingdom however Assueri, in/into/on at_the_beginning of_the_kingdom his/her, they_wrote accusesionem against the_inhabitants Yudah and Yerusalem.)

UHB וּ⁠בְ⁠מַלְכוּת֙ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ בִּ⁠תְחִלַּ֖ת מַלְכוּת֑⁠וֹ כָּתְב֣וּ שִׂטְנָ֔ה עַל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִ⁠ירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐν βασιλείᾳ Ἀσσουήρου, καὶ ἐν ἀρχῇ βασιλείας αὐτοῦ ἔγραψαν ἐπιστολὴν ἐπὶ οἰκοῦντας Ἰούδα καὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ.

BrTr And in the reign of Assuerus, even in the beginning of his reign, they wrote a letter against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem.