EZRA 4:23 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When King Artahshasta’s letter reached Rehum, Shimshai the secretary, and their companions, and was read aloud to them all, they immediately went to Yerushalem and used force to stop the Jews from their rebuilding.

4:23 OSHB variant note: ארתחששתא: (x-qere) ’אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ’: lemma_783 b morph_ANp id_155hr אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τότε ὁ φορολόγος τοῦ Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλέως ἀνέγνω ἐνώπιον Ῥεοὺμ βαλτὰμ καὶ Σαμψὰ γραμματέως καὶ συνδούλων αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν σπουδῇ εἶς Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἐν Ἰούδα, καὶ κατήργησαν αὐτοὺς ἐν ἵπποις καὶ δυνάμει.
(Tote ho forologos tou Arthasastha basileōs anegnō enōpion Ɽeoum baltam kai Sampsa grammateōs kai sundoulōn autou; kai eporeuthaʸsan spoudaʸ eis Hierousalaʸm kai en Youda, kai kataʸrgaʸsan autous en hippois kai dunamei. )

BrTr Then the tribute-gatherer of king Arthasastha read the letter before Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and his fellow-servants: and they went in haste to Jerusalem and through Juda, and caused them to cease with horses and an armed force.

ULT Then from when the copy of the letter of Artaxerxes the king was read aloud before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in a hurry to Jerusalem against the Jews, and they stopped them by an arm and strength.

UST Then King Artaxerxes sent messengers with a copy of the letter to Rehum and Shimshai the provincial secretary and their colleagues. As soon as the messengers finished reading it out loud to them, Rehum and Shimshai and their colleagues went quickly to the Jews in Jerusalem, and they forced the Jews to stop rebuilding the city.

BSB When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.

OEB Then when the copy of King Artaxerxes’s letter had been read to Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and by force and might made them cease.

WEBBE ¶ Then when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force of arms.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then, as soon as the copy of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read in the presence of Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they proceeded promptly to the Jews in Jerusalem and stopped them with threat of armed force.

LSV Then from the time that a copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, to the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;

FBV As soon as this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their fellow officers, they rushed to the Jews in Jerusalem and used their power to forcibly make them stop work.

T4T Messengers took that letter to Rehum and Shimshai and their colleagues and read it to them. Then Rehum and the others went quickly to Jerusalem, and they forced the Jews to stop rebuilding the city wall.

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BBE Then, after reading the king's letter, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their friends went quickly to Jerusalem, to the Jews, and had them stopped by force.

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JPS Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

ASV Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

DRA Now the copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe, and their counsellors: and they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and hindered them with arm and power.

YLT Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;

Drby As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power.

RV Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
(Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Yerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. )

SLT Then after the copy of the epistle of Arthasatha the king being read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they went away to Jerusalem to the Jews, and caused them to cease by arm and strength.

Wbstr Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

KJB-1769 ¶ Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.[fn]
(¶ Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Yerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. )

4.23 by force…: Chaldee, by arm and power

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Now when the copy of King Artaxerxes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went vp in haste to Ierusalem, vnto the Iewes, and made them to cease, by force and power.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

4:23 Chald. by arme and power.

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Gnva When the copie of king Artahshashtes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went vp in all the haste to Ierusalem vnto the Iewes, and caused them to cease by force and power.
(When the copie of king Artahshashtes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in all the haste to Yerusalem unto the Yews, and caused them to cease by force and power. )

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ClVg Itaque exemplum edicti Artaxerxis regis lectum est coram Reum Beelteem, et Samsai scriba, et consiliariis eorum: et abierunt festini in Jerusalem ad Judæos, et prohibuerunt eos in brachio et robore.[fn]
(Itaque exemplum edicti Artaxerxis king bed it_is before Reum Beelteem, and Samsai scribe/clerk, and consiliariis their: and they_are_gone festini in/into/on Yerusalem to Yudæos, and prohibuerunt them in/into/on arm and with_strength. )

4.23 Itaque exemplum. BEDA, ibid. Patet ordo historiæ, etc., usque ad et rex tantum prohibuisset construi civitatem.

4.23 Itaque exemplum. BEDA, ibid. It's_clear ordo historiæ, etc., until to and king only I_forbadesset construi the_city.

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

אֱדַ֗יִן

then

The word Then indicates that the events the story will now relate came after the events it has just described. In your translation, you can use the expression in your language that would best indicate this relationship.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִן־דִּ֞י פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ⁠א֙ דִּ֚י ארתחששתא מַלְכָּ֔⁠א קֱרִ֧י קֳדָם־רְח֛וּם וְ⁠שִׁמְשַׁ֥י סָפְרָ֖⁠א וּ⁠כְנָוָתְ⁠ה֑וֹן

from/more_than that/who copy_of letter,the that/who ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ' Oh/the=king read before Rəḩūm and,Shimshai scribe,the and,associates_of,their

The implication is that a messenger brought a copy of the letter from King Artaxerxes to these officials and read it aloud to them. (See the note to [4:18](../04/18.md) for background to the practice of reading correspondence out loud.) If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: [as soon as messengers from King Artaxerxes brought a copy of his letter to Rehum, Shimshai the state secretary, and their associates, and read it aloud to them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ⁠א֙ דִּ֚י ארתחששתא מַלְכָּ֔⁠א קֱרִ֧י

copy_of letter,the that/who ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ' Oh/the=king read

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: [messengers from King Artaxerxes read a copy of his letter aloud]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

ארתחששתא

ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ'

Artaxerxes is the name of a man. See how you translated it in [4:7](../04/07.md).

Note 5 topic: translate-names

רְח֛וּם

Rəḩūm

Rehum is the name of a man. See how you translated it in [4:8](../04/08.md).

Note 6 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠שִׁמְשַׁ֥י סָפְרָ֖⁠א

and,Shimshai scribe,the

Shimshai is the name of a man and scribe is his title. See how you translated them in [4:8](../04/08.md). Alternate translation: [Shimshai the state secretary]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠כְנָוָתְ⁠ה֑וֹן

and,associates_of,their

As in [4:7](../04/07.md), [4:9](../04/09.md) and [4:17](../04/17.md), the term companions here indicates people who hold similar positions. Alternate translation: [and their associates,]

אֲזַ֨לוּ בִ⁠בְהִיל֤וּ לִ⁠ירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ עַל־יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔⁠א

went in/on/at/with,haste in,Jerusalem on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in jews,the

Alternate translation: [they hurried to Jerusalem to confront the Jews]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וּ⁠בַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּ⁠אֶדְרָ֥ע וְ⁠חָֽיִל

and,stopped them in/on/at/with,force and,power

The phrase an arm and strength expresses a single idea by using two words connected with “and.” The word strength tells what kind of arm or influence these officials used: a strong arm, that is, a forcibly coercive one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of the two words in a single phrase. Alternate translation: [and they compelled them to stop]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּ⁠אֶדְרָ֥ע וְ⁠חָֽיִל

and,stopped them in/on/at/with,force and,power

Here, arm is a figurative way of referring to a person’s power, influence, and capacity for action. Alternate translation: [and they compelled them to stop]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּ⁠אֶדְרָ֥ע וְ⁠חָֽיִל

and,stopped them in/on/at/with,force and,power

The implication is that these officials made the Jews stop rebuilding the walls and houses in Jerusalem. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: [and they compelled them to stop rebuilding the walls and houses in Jerusalem]

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