Ezra 6:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And a scroll was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, with this record written in it:

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    And a scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written in it as a record:

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there was found{H7912} at Achmetha,{H307} in the palace{H1001} that is in the province{H4083} of Media,{H4076} a{H2298} roll,{H4040} and therein{H1459} was thus{H3652} written{H3790} for a record:{H1799}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there was found{H7912}{(H8728)} at Achmetha{H307}, in the palace{H1001} that is in the province{H4083} of the Medes{H4076}, a{H2298} roll{H4040}, and therein{H1459} was a record{H1799} thus{H3652} written{H3790}{(H8752)}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    So at Egbathanis in a castell that lyeth in the londe of the Meedes, there was founde a boke, & in it was there an acte wrytten after this maner:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And there was founde in a coffer (in the palace that was in the prouince of the Medes) a volume, and therein was it thus written, as a memoriall,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there was found in a coffer in the palace that is in the prouince of the Medes, a volume: and therein was it thus written as a memoriall.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that `is' in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it `is':

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And at Achmetha, in the great house of the king in the land of Media, they came across a roll, in which this statement was put on record:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana which is in the province of Media, and it was inscribed as follows:“Memorandum:

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

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