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Ezra 4:11

This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.

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דְּנָה֙denahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןparshegencopyפַּרְשֶׁגֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “copy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6573{a transcript}copy.אִגַּרְתָּ֔אigartaletterאִגְּרָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “letter”, the definite formH104an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)letter.דִּ֚יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.שְׁלַ֣חוּshelachvsendשְׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “send”, a completed actionH7972{to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}put, send.עֲל֔וֹהִיalohiagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאartachshasteArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאnoun, proper name — “Artaxerxes”H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsArtaxerxes.מַלְכָּ֑אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.עַבְדָ֛יךְavdaykhservantעֲבַדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5649a servantservant.אֱנָ֥שׁenashmanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “man”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.עֲבַֽרavarbeyondעֲבַרnoun, proper name — “beyond”H5675{properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)}beyond, this side.נַהֲרָ֖הnaharahriverנְהַרnoun, proper name, definite article — “river”H5103a river, especially the Euphratesriver, stream.וּכְעֶֽנֶתukheenetand at such a timeכְּעֶנֶתconjunction, adverb — “and at such a time”H3706thus (only in the formula 'and so forth')at such a time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

this is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king — thy servants the men beyond the River — and now

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American Standard Version (1901)

This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.

Young’s Literal Translation

This [is] a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: 'Thy servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;

World English Bible

This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people beyond the River.

Darby Translation

This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.

Douay-Rheims

(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

this is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king — thy servants the men beyond the River — and now

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

This is the purport of the letter, which they sent to him: Thy servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὕτη ἡ διαταγὴ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, ἧς ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν· πρὸς Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλέα παῖδές σου ἄνδρες πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ.