Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Ezra.4.8", "source": "רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א כְּתַ֛בוּ אִגְּרָ֥ה חֲדָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֖א כְּנֵֽמָא׃", "text": "*rᵉḥûm* *bᵉʿēl*-*ṭᵉʿēm* and *wᵉšimšay* *sāpᵉrāʾ* they wrote *kᵉtabû* *ʾiggᵉrāh* one *ḥădāh* against *yᵉrûšᵉlem* to *lᵉʾartaḥšaśtᵉʾ* *malkāʾ* as follows *kᵉnēmāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*rᵉḥûm*": "proper noun - Rehum", "*bᵉʿēl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - lord of/master of", "*ṭᵉʿēm*": "noun, masculine singular - decree/command", "*wᵉšimšay*": "waw-conjunction + proper noun - and Shimshai", "*sāpᵉrāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the scribe", "*kᵉtabû*": "peal perfect, 3rd plural - they wrote", "*ʾiggᵉrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - letter", "*ḥădāh*": "numeral, feminine singular - one", "*yᵉrûšᵉlem*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*lᵉʾartaḥšaśtᵉʾ*": "preposition + proper noun - to Artaxerxes", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the king", "*kᵉnēmāʾ*": "adverb - as follows/thus" }, "variants": { "*bᵉʿēl*-*ṭᵉʿēm*": "commander/lord of command/official", "*sāpᵉrāʾ*": "the scribe/the secretary", "*ʾiggᵉrāh*": "letter/document/dispatch" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 8:17 : 17 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.8.17", "source": "וְצָד֧וֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיט֛וּב וַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִ֑ים וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה סוֹפֵֽר׃", "text": "And *Ṣādôq* son-of-*ʾĂḥîṭûb* and *ʾĂḥîmelek* son-of-*ʾEbyātār* *kōhănîm* and *Śərāyâ* *sôpēr*.", "grammar": { "*wəṢādôq*": "conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Zadok", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ʾĂḥîṭûb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahitub", "*waʾĂḥîmelek*": "conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Ahimelech", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ʾEbyātār*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abiathar", "*kōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural - priests", "*ûśərāyâ*": "conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Seraiah", "*sôpēr*": "qal participle masculine singular - scribe/secretary" }, "variants": { "*kōhănîm*": "priests/chief ministers", "*sôpēr*": "scribe/secretary/writer" } }
  • 2 Sam 20:25 : 25 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.20.25", "source": "*ושיא **וּשְׁוָ֖א סֹפֵ֑ר וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃", "text": "And *šᵉwāʾ* *sōpēr*; and *ṣādôq* and *ʾevyātār* *kōhănîm*.", "grammar": { "*šᵉwāʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Sheva", "*sōpēr*": "qal active participle, masculine singular - scribe", "*ṣādôq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Zadok", "*ʾevyātār*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abiathar", "*kōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural - priests" }, "variants": { "*sōpēr*": "scribe/secretary/writer", "*kōhănîm*": "priests/officiants" } }
  • 2 Kgs 18:18 : 18 { "verseID": "2 Kings.18.18", "source": "וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֵּצֵ֧א אֲלֵהֶ֛ם אֶלְיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וְשֶׁבְנָה֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְיוֹאָ֥ח בֶּן־אָסָ֖ף הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃", "text": "*wə-yiqrəʾû* to-the-*melek* *wə-yēṣēʾ* to-them *ʾelyāqîm* *ben*-*ḥilqîyāhû* who over-the-*bayit* and-*šebnāh* the-*sōpēr* and-*yôʾāḥ* *ben*-*ʾāsāp* the-*mazkîr*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqrəʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they called", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*wə-yēṣēʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out", "*ʾelyāqîm*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Eliakim", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ḥilqîyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hilkiah", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular - house/palace", "*šebnāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Shebnah", "*sōpēr*": "noun, masculine singular - scribe/secretary", "*yôʾāḥ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joah", "*ʾāsāp*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Asaph", "*mazkîr*": "noun, masculine singular - recorder/chronicler" }, "variants": { "*bayit*": "house/palace/household", "*sōpēr*": "scribe/secretary/writer", "*mazkîr*": "recorder/chronicler/remembrancer" } }
  • Ezra 4:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Ezra.4.9", "source": "אֱדַ֜יִן רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א וּשְׁאָ֖ר כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן דִּ֠ינָיֵא וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א *ארכוי **אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א בָבְלָיֵא֙ שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔א *דהוא **דֶּהָיֵ֖א עֵלְמָיֵֽא׃", "text": "Then *ʾĕdayin* *rᵉḥûm* *bᵉʿēl*-*ṭᵉʿēm* and *wᵉšimšay* *sāpᵉrāʾ* and rest *ûšᵉʾār* their *kᵉnāwātᵉhôn*: the *dînāyēʾ* and the *waʾăparsatᵉkāyēʾ* the *ṭarpᵉlāyēʾ* the *ʾăpārsāyēʾ* the *ʾarkᵉwāyēʾ* the *bābᵉlāyēʾ* the *šûšankāyēʾ* the *dehāyēʾ* the *ʿēlᵉmāyēʾ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĕdayin*": "adverb - then", "*rᵉḥûm*": "proper noun - Rehum", "*bᵉʿēl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - lord of/master of", "*ṭᵉʿēm*": "noun, masculine singular - decree/command", "*wᵉšimšay*": "waw-conjunction + proper noun - and Shimshai", "*sāpᵉrāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the scribe", "*ûšᵉʾār*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and rest of", "*kᵉnāwātᵉhôn*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their colleagues", "*dînāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Dinaites", "*waʾăparsatᵉkāyēʾ*": "waw-conjunction + gentilic plural - and the Apharsathchites", "*ṭarpᵉlāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Tarpelites", "*ʾăpārsāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Apharsites", "*ʾarkᵉwāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Archevites", "*bābᵉlāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Babylonians", "*šûšankāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Susanchites", "*dehāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Dehaites", "*ʿēlᵉmāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural - the Elamites" }, "variants": { "*bᵉʿēl*-*ṭᵉʿēm*": "commander/lord of command/official", "*kᵉnāwātᵉhôn*": "their colleagues/their associates/their companions" } }