Verse List for EZRA 4:7

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OET (OET-RV) And in the days of Persian King Artahshasta (Artaxerxes), Bishlam, Mitredat, Taveel and the rest of their companions wrote to the king. (The letter was written in Aramaic (Syrian) and using that alphabet).

OET-LV and_in_the _days _of ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Bishlām he _wrote Mitrədāt Ţₑⱱə^ʼēl and_the _rest _of his _associates _of_his[fn] to ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ[fn] the _king _of Pāraş and_the _writing _of[fn] of_the _letter was_written ʼArāmīt and_it_was_translated ʼArāmīt.

ULT And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his companions wrote to Artaxerxes, the king of Persia, and the script of the letter was written in Aramaic and was interpreted in Aramaic.

UST Then again during the time of Artaxerxes, who was the next king of Persia, the enemies of the Jews wrote a letter to him. Some men named Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel were the leaders of this group. They had someone write the letter for them in the Aramaic language, using the Aramaic alphabet.

BSB & MSB And in the days of Artaxerxes [king] of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote [a letter] to Artaxerxes. [It] was written in Aramaic and then translated.[fn]

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE & WMBB In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian and delivered in the Syrian language.

NET And during the reign of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia. This letter was first written in Aramaic but then translated.
¶  [Aramaic:]

LSV and in the days of Artaxerxes have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions written to Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter is written in Aramaic, and interpreted in Aramaic.

FBV During the time of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their fellow officers wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.[fn]

T4T Later, when Xerxes’ son Artaxerxes became the King of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and their colleagues/companions wrote a letter to him. They wrote the letter in the Aramaic language, and it was translated into another language that the king knew.

LEB And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.

BBE And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his friends, sent a letter to Artaxerxes, king of Persia, writing it in the Aramaean writing and language.

Moff Also, in the reign of Artaxerxes, Bishlam and Mithridates and Tabeel and the rest of their associates sent a despatch to Artaxerxes king of Persia in Aramaic, with a translation.

JPS And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Aramaic character, and set forth in the Aramaic tongue.

ASV And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character, and set forth in the Syrian tongue.

DRA And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syriac, and was read in the Syrian tongue.

YLT and in the days of Artaxerxes have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions written unto Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter is written in Aramaean, and interpreted in Aramaean.

Drby And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic, and interpreted in Aramaic.

RV And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character, and set forth in the Syrian tongue.

SLT And in the days of Arthasatha, wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his colleagues, to Arthasatha, king of Persia; and the writing of the letter being written in Syriac, and being interpreted in Syriac.

Wbstr And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions to Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian language, and interpreted in the Syrian language.

KJB-1769 ¶ And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.[fn][fn]

KJB-1611 ¶ And in the dayes of Artaxerxes wrote [fn]Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their [fn]companions, vnto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps And in the dayes of Artaxerxes, wrote Mithridach, Tabel, and the other of his counsell, vnto Artaxerxes the king of Persia with faire wordes: And the writing of the letter was in the Syrians speache, and interpreted in the language of the Syrians:
(And in the days of Artaxerxes, wrote Mithridach, Tabel, and the other of his council/counsel, unto Artaxerxes the king of Persia with fair words: And the writing of the letter was in the Syrians speech, and interpreted in the language of the Syrians:)

Gnva And in the daies of Artahshashte, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions wrote when it was peace, vnto Artahshashte king of Persia, and the writing of the letter was the Aramites writing, and the thing declared was in the language of the Aramites.
(And in the days of Artahshashte, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions wrote when it was peace, unto Artahshashte king of Persia, and the writing of the letter was the Aramites writing, and the thing declared was in the language of the Aramites.)

Cvdl And in the tyme of Artaxerses, wrote Bisellam, Mithudath, Tabeel and the other of their councell vnto Artaxerses the kynge of Persia. But the scripture of ye letter was wrytten in the Syrians speach, and was interpretated in the langage of the Syrians.
(And in the time of Artaxerses, wrote Bisellam, Mithudath, Tabeel and the other of their council/counsel unto Artaxerses the king of Persia. But the scripture of ye/you_all letter was written in the Syrians speech, and was interpretated in the language of the Syrians.)

Wycl and in the daies of Artaxarses, Besellam wroot, Mytridates, and Thabel, and othere, that weren in the counsel of hem, to Artaxarses, kyng of Persis. For the pistle of accusyng was writun in langage of Sirie, and was red in word of Sirie.
(and in the days of Artaxarses, Besellam wroot, Mytridates, and Thabel, and other, that were in the council/counsel of them, to Artaxarses, king of Persis. For the pistle of accusing was written in language of Syria, and was red in word of Syria.)

Luth Und zu den Zeiten Arthahsasthas schrieb Bislam, Mithredath, Tabeel und die andern ihres Rats zu Arthahsastha, dem Könige in Persien. Die Schrift aber des Briefes war auf syrisch geschrieben und ward auf syrisch ausgelegt.
(And to/for the times/periods Arthahsasthas wrote Bislam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the change theirs/hers council to/for Arthahsastha, to_him king(s) in Persien. The writing but the letters what/which on/in/to Syrian written and what/which on/in/to Syrian ausgelegt.)

ClVg Et in diebus Artaxerxis scripsit Beselam, Mithridates, et Thabeel, et reliqui qui erant in consilio eorum, ad Artaxerxem regem Persarum: epistola autem accusationis scripta erat syriace, et legebatur sermone syro.
(And in/into/on days Artaxerxis wrote Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and I_left who/which they_were in/into/on by_design/by_the_advice their, to Artaxerxem the_king Persarum: letter however accusesionis written was syriace, and lawfullybatur speech syro.)

UHB וּ⁠בִ⁠ימֵ֣י אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא כָּתַ֨ב בִּשְׁלָ֜ם מִתְרְדָ֤ת טָֽבְאֵל֙ וּ⁠שְׁאָ֣ר כנותו [fn] עַל־ארתחששתא [fn] מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרָ֑ס וּ⁠כְתָב֙ הַֽ⁠נִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן כָּת֥וּב אֲרָמִ֖ית וּ⁠מְתֻרְגָּ֥ם אֲרָמִֽית׃פ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐν ἡμέραις Ἀρθασασθὰ ἔγραψεν ἐν εἰρήνῃ Μιθραδάτῃ Ταβεὴλ καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς συνδούλοις· πρὸς Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλέα Περσῶν ἔγραψεν ὁ φορολόγος γραφὴν Συριστὶ καὶ ἡρμηνευμένην.

BrTr And in the days of Arthasastha, Tabeel wrote peaceably to Mithradates and to the rest of his fellow-servants: the tribute-gatherer wrote to Arthasastha king of the Persians a writing in the Syrian tongue, and the same interpreted.