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WEBBE ¶ Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who live in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River:
§ Peace.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The king sent the following response:
¶ “To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and other parts of Trans-Euphrates: Greetings!
LSV The king has sent an answer to Rehum counselor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions who are dwelling in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, “Peace, and at such a time:
FBV The king replied as follows: “To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and fellow officers living in Samaria and in other areas west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
T4T ¶ After the king read this letter, he sent this reply to them:
¶ “To Rehum, the high commissioner, and Shimshai, the provincial secretary, and their colleagues in Samaria and in other parts of the province that is west of the Euphrates River: I ◄send you my greetings/wish that things will go well for you►.
LEB The king sent a reply: “To Rehum the royal officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and the rest of the province Beyond the River, greetings. And now
BBE Then the king sent an answer to Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, and their friends living in Samaria, and to the rest of those across the river, saying, Peace to you:
Moff No Moff EZRA book available
JPS Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the commander, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the River: 'Peace, and now
ASV Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.
DRA The king sent word to Reum Beelteem and Samsai the scribe, and to the rest that were in their council, inhabitants of Samaria, and to the rest beyond the river, sending greeting and peace.
YLT An answer hath the king sent unto Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions who are dwelling in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, 'Peace, and at such a time:
Drby The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and the other places beyond the river: Peace, and so forth.
RV Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the river, Peace, and so forth.
Wbstr Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and to the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
KJB-1769 ¶ Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.[fn]
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Then sent the king an answere vnto Rehum the Chancellour, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions, that dwell in Samaria, and vnto the rest beyond the Riuer, Peace, and at such a time.
(¶ Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the Chancellour, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions, that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the River, Peace, and at such a time.)
Bshps Then sent the king an aunswere vnto Rehum the recorder and Samsai the scribe, and to the other of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and vnto the other that were beyond the water in Selam and Cheeth.
(Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the recorder and Samsai the scribe, and to the other of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the other that were beyond the water in Selam and Cheeth.)
Gnva The King sent an answere vnto Rehum the Chauncelour, and Shimshai the Scribe, and so the rest of their companions that dwelt in Samaria, and vnto the other beyond the Riuer, Shelam and Cheeth.
(The King sent an answer unto Rehum the Chauncelour, and Shimshai the Scribe, and so the rest of their companions that dwelt in Samaria, and unto the other beyond the River, Shelam and Cheeth. )
Cvdl Then sent ye kynge an answere vnto Rehum the chaunceler, and Simsai the Scrybe, and to the other of their councell that dwelt in Samaria, and vnto the other beyonde ye water. Peace and salutacion.
(Then sent ye/you_all king an answer unto Rehum the chaunceler, and Simsai the Scrybe, and to the other of their council/counsel that dwelt in Samaria, and unto the other beyond ye/you_all water. Peace and salutacion.)
Wycl The kyng sente word to Reum, Beel, Theem, and to Samsai, the scryuen, and to othere that weren in the counsel of hem, to the dwelleris of Samarie, and to othere biyendis the flood, and seide, Helthe and pees.
(The king sent word to Reum, Beel, Theem, and to Samsai, the scryuen, and to other that were in the council/counsel of them, to the dwellers of Samarie, and to other biyendis the flood, and said, Helthe and peace.)
Luth Da sandte der König eine Antwort zu Rehum, dem Kanzler, und Simsai, dem Schreiber, und den andern ihres Rats, die in Samaria wohneten, und den andern jenseit des Wassers; Friede und Gruß!
(So sent the/of_the king one answer to Rehum, to_him Kanzler, and Simsai, to_him Schreiber, and the change ihres Rats, the in Samaria livedn, and the change beyond the waters; Friede and Gruß!)
ClVg Verbum misit rex ad Reum Beelteem, et Samsai scribam, et ad reliquos, qui erant in consilio eorum habitatores Samariæ, et ceteris trans fluvium, salutem dicens et pacem.[fn]
(Verbum he_sent king to Reum Beelteem, and Samsai scribam, and to reliquos, who they_were in consilio their habitatores Samariæ, and ceteris across fluvium, salutem saying and pacem. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: translate-names
רְח֤וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵם֙
Rehum officer commanding
Rehum is the name of a man and a lord of decree is his title. See how you translated them in 4:8. Alternate translation: “Rehum, the royal deputy”
Note 2 topic: translate-names
וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י סָֽפְרָ֔א
and,Shimshai scribe,the
Shimshai is the name of a man and scribe is his title. See how you translated them in 4:8. Alternate translation: “Shimshai the state secretary”
Note 3 topic: translate-names
וּשְׁאָר֙ כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן דִּ֥י יָתְבִ֖ין בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן וּשְׁאָ֧ר עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה
and,rest associates,their that/who live in/on/at/with,Samaria and,rest province_beyond river,the
As in 4:10, this could mean one of two things. (1) It could be referring to two groups: (a) the fellow officials of Rehum and Shimshai in the region of Samaria, and (b) the people groups living in the rest of the province of Beyond-the-River, however they came to live there. This is the reading of ULT. Alternate translation: “and the rest of their fellow officials, and the people groups living in Beyond-the-River” or (2) It could be referring to one group, the fellow officials of Rehum and Shimshai who live in the region of Samaria and in other parts of the province. This is the reading of UST. Alternate translation: “the rest of their fellow officials in Samaria and in the rest of Beyond-the-River” It would probably be clearest for your readers if you followed the same reading here as you did in 4:10, whether that of ULT or UST.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וּשְׁאָר֙ כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן
and,rest associates,their
As in 4:7 and 4:9, the term companions here indicates people who hold similar positions. Alternate translation: “and the rest of their associates” or “and the rest of their fellow officials”
שְׁלָ֖ם
greetings
Peace was a conventional greeting or good wish that senders often included at the beginning of a letter at this time. (It is the Aramaic term that corresponds to the Hebrew expression “Shalom.”) If your language has a similar expression that it uses for the same purpose, you can use it here. Alternate translations: “greetings” or “I hope all is well with you”
Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
וּכְעֶֽת
and,now
As in 4:10 and 4:11, this phrase translates an Aramaic expression that introduces the main business of a letter. If your language has a comparable expression, then use it here. If it would not use such an expression here, then you do not need to represent it in your translation.
