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BrLXXΑὕτη ἡ διαταγὴ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, ἧς ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν· πρὸς Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλέα παῖδές σου ἄνδρες πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ. (Hautaʸ haʸ diatagaʸ taʸs epistolaʸs, haʸs apesteilan pros auton; pros Arthasastha basilea paides sou andres peran tou potamou. )
BrTrThis is the purport of the letter, which they sent to him: Thy servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha.
ULT(This is a copy of the letter that they sent to him.) ¶ “To Artaxerxes the king; your servants, men of Beyond-the-River; and now:
UST(This is what they wrote in the letter that they sent to him:) ¶ This letter is for King Artaxerxes. It comes from the officials serving you who live in the province west of the Euphrates River. Therefore:
BSB ¶ (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) ¶ To King Artaxerxes, ¶ From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
NET(This is a copy of the letter they sent to him:) ¶ “To King Artaxerxes, from your servants in Trans-Euphrates:
LSVThis [is] a copy of a letter that they have sent to him, to Artaxerxes the king: “Your servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;
FBVThe following is a copy of the letter they sent to him. ¶ To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, men beyond the River Euphrates:
T4T ¶ This is what they wrote in the letter: § “To King Artaxerxes, § From the officials who serve you who live in the province west of the Euphrates River.
LEBthis is the copy of the letter which they sent to him:“To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the province Beyond the River. And now,
BBEThis is a copy of the letter which they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants living across the river send these words:
JPSthis is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king — thy servants the men beyond the River — and now
ASVThis is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.
DRA(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting.
YLTThis [is] a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: 'Thy servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;
DrbyThis is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.
RVThis is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men beyond the river, and so forth.
WbstrThis is the copy of the letter that they sent to him, even to Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side of the river, and at such a time.
KJB-1769¶ This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
KJB-1611¶ This is the copy of the Letter, that they sent vnto him, euen vnto Artaxerxes the king: Thy seruants on this side the Riuer, and at such a time, (¶ This is the copy of the Letter, that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants on this side the River, and at such a time,)
BshpsThis is the copie of the letter that they sent vnto king Artaxerxes: Thy seruauntes, and the men that are nowe beyond the water, and Cheeneth. (This is the copie of the letter that they sent unto king Artaxerxes: Thy servants, and the men that are now beyond the water, and Cheeneth.)
GnvaThis is the copie of the letter that they sent vnto King Artahshashte, THY SERVANTS the men beyond the Riuer and Cheeneth, salute thee. (This is the copie of the letter that they sent unto King Artahshashte, THI SERVANTS the men beyond the River and Cheeneth, salute thee/you. )
CvdlAnd this is ye summe of the letter that they sent vnto kynge Artaxerses: Thy seruauntes the men on this syde the water and in Canaan. (And this is ye/you_all some of the letter that they sent unto king Artaxerses: Thy servants the men on this side the water and in Canaan.)
WycThis is the saumplere of the pistle, which thei senten to the kyng. `To Artaxerses, king, thi seruauntis, men `that ben biyende the flood, seyn helthe. (This is the saumplere of the pistle, which they sent to the king. `To Artaxerses, king, thy/your servants, men `that been beyond the flood, seen helthe.)
LuthUnd dies ist der Inhalt des Briefes, den sie zu dem Könige Arthahsastha sandten: Deine Knechte, die Männer diesseit des Wassers und in Kanaan. (And this/these is the/of_the Inhalt the Briefes, the they/she/them to to_him kings/king Arthahsastha sent: Deine servant(s), the men diesseit the waters and in Kanaan.)
ClVg(hoc est exemplar epistolæ, quam miserunt ad eum), Artaxerxi regi, servi tui, viri qui sunt trans fluvium, salutem dicunt. ((hoc it_is exemplar epistolæ, how miserunt to eum), Artaxerxi regi, servi tui, viri who are across fluvium, salutem dicunt. )
4:6-23 These verses are a parenthetical discussion of later opposition to Jewish rebuilding efforts. The account actually belongs with much later events in the reign of Xerxes (486–465 BC) and Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC), but it is included here because it fits with the theme of opposition. Chronologically, 4:6 fits between chs 6 and 7, while 4:7-23 fits before Neh 1.
this/about_this copy letter,the that/who sent to,him
They means the men listed in 4:9. The book is interrupting its quotation after the preamble to make sure that readers know that the text of the letter itself will now follow.
this/about_this copy letter,the that/who sent to,him
If you used quotation marks or some other punctuation or convention to indicate the beginning of the quotation at the start of 4:9, you should use the same means to indicate that there is a break in the quotation at the end of 4:10, and then show that the quotation resumes after this sentence.
Here the officials identify themselves as the senders of this letter, and they refer to themselves in the third person as your servants in order to address the king as their superior with humility and respect. Alternate translation: “from your officials in the province of Beyond-the-River”
In this context, men means people, so this phrase means people who live in Beyond-the-River province. But together with the preceding phrase, your servants, it means specifically those who work for the king there, that is, his royal officials. Alternate translation: “from your officials in the province of Beyond-the-River”
As in 4:10, the phrase translated and now is an Aramaic expression that introduces the main business of a letter. If your language has a comparable expression that it uses for this same purpose, you can use that in your translation. Otherwise, you do not need to represent this expression.
The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.
