7 {
"verseID": "Ezra.4.7",
"source": "וּבִימֵ֣י אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא כָּתַ֨ב בִּשְׁלָ֜ם מִתְרְדָ֤ת טָֽבְאֵל֙ וּשְׁאָ֣ר *כנותו **כְּנָוֺתָ֔יו עַל־*ארתחששתא **אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרָ֑ס וּכְתָב֙ הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן כָּת֥וּב אֲרָמִ֖ית וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם אֲרָמִֽית׃ פ",
"text": "And in days of *ûbîmê* *ʾartaḥšaśtāʾ* wrote *kātab* *bišlām* *mitᵉrᵉdāt* *ṭābᵉʾēl* and rest *ûšᵉʾār* his *kᵉnāwōtāyw* to *ʾartaḥšaśt* *melek* *pārās*; and writing of the *ûkᵉtāb* the *hanništᵉwān* written *kātûb* *ʾărāmît* and translated *ûmᵉturgām* *ʾărāmît*.",
"grammar": {
"*ûbîmê*": "waw-conjunction + preposition + construct noun, masculine plural - and in days of",
"*ʾartaḥšaśtāʾ*": "proper noun - Artaxerxes",
"*kātab*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - wrote",
"*bišlām*": "proper noun - Bishlam",
"*mitᵉrᵉdāt*": "proper noun - Mithredath",
"*ṭābᵉʾēl*": "proper noun - Tabeel",
"*ûšᵉʾār*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and rest of",
"*kᵉnāwōtāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his colleagues/associates",
"*ʾartaḥšaśt*": "proper noun - Artaxerxes",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*pārās*": "proper noun - Persia",
"*ûkᵉtāb*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and writing of",
"*hanništᵉwān*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the letter",
"*kātûb*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - written",
"*ʾărāmît*": "noun, feminine singular - Aramaic",
"*ûmᵉturgām*": "waw-conjunction + pual participle, masculine singular - and translated",
"*ʾărāmît*": "noun, feminine singular - Aramaic"
},
"variants": {
"*kᵉnāwōtāyw*": "his colleagues/his associates/his companions",
"*hanništᵉwān*": "the letter/the document/the dispatch"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Ezra.4.10",
"source": "וּשְׁאָ֣ר אֻמַּיָּ֗א דִּ֤י הַגְלִי֙ אָסְנַפַּר֙ רַבָּ֣א וְיַקִּירָ֔א וְהוֹתֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ בְּקִרְיָ֖ה דִּ֣י שָׁמְרָ֑יִן וּשְׁאָ֥ר עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃",
"text": "And rest *ûšᵉʾār* *ʾummāyāʾ* that *dî* *haglî* *ʾāsnappar* the great *rabbāʾ* and the honorable *wᵉyaqqîrāʾ* and settled *wᵉhôtēb* them *himmô* in city *bᵉqiryāh* of *dî* *šāmᵉrāyin* and rest *ûšᵉʾār* of *ʿăbar*-*nahărāh* and now *ûkᵉʿenet*.",
"grammar": {
"*ûšᵉʾār*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and rest of",
"*ʾummāyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural with Aramaic definite article - the peoples/nations",
"*dî*": "relative particle - that/whom",
"*haglî*": "haphel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - exiled/transported",
"*ʾāsnappar*": "proper noun - Osnappar (Ashurbanipal)",
"*rabbāʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the great",
"*wᵉyaqqîrāʾ*": "waw-conjunction + adjective, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - and the honorable",
"*wᵉhôtēb*": "waw-conjunction + haphel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he settled",
"*himmô*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - them",
"*bᵉqiryāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in city of",
"*dî*": "relative particle - of",
"*šāmᵉrāyin*": "proper noun - Samaria",
"*ûšᵉʾār*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and rest of",
"*ʿăbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - beyond",
"*nahărāh*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the river",
"*ûkᵉʿenet*": "waw-conjunction + adverb - and now"
},
"variants": {
"*haglî*": "exiled/transported/deported",
"*ʾāsnappar*": "Osnappar/Ashurbanipal",
"*wᵉhôtēb*": "settled/caused to dwell/relocated",
"*ʿăbar*-*nahărāh*": "beyond the River/Trans-Euphrates"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Ezra.4.11",
"source": "דְּנָה֙ פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן אִגַּרְתָּ֔א דִּ֚י שְׁלַ֣חוּ עֲל֔וֹהִי עַל־אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֑א עַבְדָ֛יךְ אֱנָ֥שׁ עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ פ",
"text": "This *dᵉnāh* *paršegen* *ʾiggartāʾ* which *dî* they sent *šᵉlaḥû* to him *ʿălôhî* to *ʾartaḥšaśtᵉʾ* *malkāʾ*: Your servants *ʿabdāyk* men *ʾĕnāš* *ʿăbar*-*nahărāh* and now *ûkᵉʿenet*.",
"grammar": {
"*dᵉnāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*paršegen*": "noun, masculine singular construct - copy of",
"*ʾiggartāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with Aramaic definite article - the letter",
"*dî*": "relative particle - which",
"*šᵉlaḥû*": "peal perfect, 3rd plural - they sent",
"*ʿălôhî*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾartaḥšaśtᵉʾ*": "proper noun - Artaxerxes",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the king",
"*ʿabdāyk*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*ʾĕnāš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - men of",
"*ʿăbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - beyond",
"*nahărāh*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the river",
"*ûkᵉʿenet*": "waw-conjunction + adverb - and now"
},
"variants": {
"*paršegen*": "copy/transcript",
"*ʾiggartāʾ*": "letter/document/dispatch",
"*ʿăbar*-*nahărāh*": "beyond the River/Trans-Euphrates"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Ezra.4.12",
"source": "יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֗א דִּ֤י סְלִ֙קוּ֙ מִן־לְוָתָ֔ךְ עֲלֶ֥ינָא אֲת֖וֹ לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם קִרְיְתָ֨א מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א *ובאישתא **וּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙ בָּנַ֔יִן *ושורי **וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣א *אשכללו **שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּ וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א יַחִֽיטוּ׃",
"text": "Let it be known *yᵉdîaʿ* *lehĕwēʾ* to the *lᵉmalkāʾ* that *dî* the *yᵉhûdāyēʾ* who *dî* came up *sᵉliqû* from *min*-with you *lᵉwātāk* to us *ʿălênāʾ* have come *ʾătô* to *lîrûšᵉlem*, the city *qiryᵉtāʾ* rebellious *mārādᵉtāʾ* and evil *ûbîšᵉtāʾ* they are building *bānāyin*, and the walls *wᵉšûrayyāʾ* they have completed *šaklîlû* and the foundations *wᵉʾuššayyāʾ* they have repaired *yaḥîṭû*.",
"grammar": {
"*yᵉdîaʿ*": "peal passive participle, masculine singular - known",
"*lehĕwēʾ*": "preposition + peal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - let it be",
"*lᵉmalkāʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - to the king",
"*dî*": "relative particle - that",
"*yᵉhûdāyēʾ*": "gentilic plural with Aramaic definite article - the Jews",
"*dî*": "relative particle - who",
"*sᵉliqû*": "peal perfect, 3rd plural - came up/went up",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*lᵉwātāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with you",
"*ʿălênāʾ*": "preposition + 1st plural suffix - to us",
"*ʾătô*": "peal perfect, 3rd plural - have come",
"*lîrûšᵉlem*": "preposition + proper noun - to Jerusalem",
"*qiryᵉtāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with Aramaic definite article - the city",
"*mārādᵉtāʾ*": "adjective, feminine singular with Aramaic definite article - the rebellious",
"*ûbîšᵉtāʾ*": "waw-conjunction + adjective, feminine singular with Aramaic definite article - and the evil",
"*bānāyin*": "peal participle, masculine plural - building",
"*wᵉšûrayyāʾ*": "waw-conjunction + noun, feminine plural with Aramaic definite article - and the walls",
"*šaklîlû*": "peal perfect, 3rd plural - they have completed",
"*wᵉʾuššayyāʾ*": "waw-conjunction + noun, feminine plural with Aramaic definite article - and the foundations",
"*yaḥîṭû*": "peal perfect, 3rd plural - they have repaired"
},
"variants": {
"*sᵉliqû*": "came up/went up/ascended",
"*qiryᵉtāʾ*": "city/town",
"*mārādᵉtāʾ*": "rebellious/seditious",
"*bānāyin*": "building/constructing",
"*šaklîlû*": "completed/finished/restored",
"*yaḥîṭû*": "repaired/joined together/fixed"
}
}