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BSB § Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
OEB No OEB EZRA book available
WEBBE Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter concerning Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
LSV Rehum counselor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:
FBV Rehum the officer in command and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes condemning Jerusalem stating,
T4T Rehum, the high commissioner, and Shimshai, the provincial secretary, wrote the letter to King Artaxerxes concerning what was happening in Jerusalem.
LEB Rehum the royal officer and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows
BBE Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, sent a letter against Jerusalem, to Artaxerxes the king;
Moff No Moff EZRA book available
JPS Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort —
ASV Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
DRA Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:
YLT Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:
Drby Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:
RV Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Wbstr Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
KJB-1769 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:[fn]
(Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Yerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: )
KJB-1611 [fn]Rehum the Chancellour, and Shimshai the Scribe, wrote a letter against Ierusalem, to Artaxerxes the king, in this sort:
(Rehum the Chancellour, and Shimshai the Scribe, wrote a letter against Yerusalem, to Artaxerxes the king, in this sort:)
Bshps Rehum the recorder, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Hierusalem to Artaxerxes the king, as it foloweth.
(Rehum the recorder, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Yerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, as it followth/follows.)
Gnva Rehum the chancelour, and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Ierusalem to Artahshashte the King, in this sort.
(Rehum the chancelour, and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Yerusalem to Artahshashte the King, in this sort. )
Cvdl Rehum ye chaunceler, and Simsai the scrybe, wrote this letter agaynst Ierusalem to Artaxerses the kynge.
(Rehum ye/you_all chaunceler, and Simsai the scrybe, wrote this letter against Yerusalem to Artaxerses the king.)
Wyc Reum, Beel, Theem, and Samsai, the scryuen, writen sich oon epistle fro Jerusalem to the kyng Artaxerses; Reum,
(Reum, Beel, Theem, and Samsai, the scryuen, writen such one epistle from Yerusalem to the king Artaxerses; Reum,)
Luth Rehum, der Kanzler, und Simsai, der Schreiber, schrieben diesen Brief wider Jerusalem zu Arthahsastha, dem Könige:
(Rehum, the/of_the Kanzler, and Simsai, the/of_the Schreiber, schrieben this Brief against Yerusalem to Arthahsastha, to_him kings/king:)
ClVg Reum Beelteem, et Samsai scriba, scripserunt epistolam unam de Jerusalem Artaxerxi regi, hujuscemodi:
(Reum Beelteem, and Samsai scriba, scripserunt epistolam unam about Yerusalem Artaxerxi regi, huyuscemodi: )
BrTr Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to king Arthasastha, saying,
BrLXX Ῥεοὺμ βαλτὰμ καὶ Σαμψὰ ὁ γραμματεὺς ἔγραψαν ἐπιστολὴν μίαν κατὰ Ἱερουσαλὴμ τῷ Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλεῖ.
(Ɽeoum baltam kai Sampsa ho grammateus egrapsan epistolaʸn mian kata Hierousalaʸm tōi Arthasastha basilei. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: translate-names
רְח֣וּם
Rehum
Rehum is the name of a man.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם
officer commanding
This was Rehum’s official title. The expression likely means that he had the authority in that area to issue decrees on behalf of the king. The king actually tells him to do this in 4:21. Use the title for a government official with authority over a local area. Alternate translation: “the royal deputy”
Note 3 topic: translate-names
וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙
and,Shimshai
Shimshai is the name of a man.
Note 4 topic: translate-unknown
סָֽפְרָ֔א
scribe,the
This was Shimshai’s official title. It does not mean that he merely handled correspondence and record-keeping for Rehum. Rather, historical sources suggest that a scribe such as Shimshai had important administrative responsibilities and authority of his own. Alternate translation: “the state secretary”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
אִגְּרָ֥ה חֲדָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם
letter one on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem)
Here the book uses the term Jerusalem to refer figuratively, by association, to the Jews who lived in that city and, by extension, to their fellow Jews in the rest of the province of Judah. Alternate translation: “a letter against the Jews who had returned from exile”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
כְּנֵֽמָא
as_follows
The phrase as follows would ordinarily indicate that a copy of the text of the letter comes next in the book. If that is the case, then 4:9 and 4:10 are a preamble to the letter that lists the names of the senders. Alternate translation: “and here is what they wrote to the king”
