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Ezra 4:16

We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.

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מְהוֹדְעִ֤יןmehodeinknowיְדַעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.אֲנַ֨חְנָה֙anachnahweאֲנַחְנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H586wewe.לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דִּ֠יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.הֵ֣ןhenifהֵןconjunction — “if”H2006lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if(that) if, or, whether.קִרְיְתָ֥אqiryetacityקִרְיָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “city”, the definite formH7149{building; a city}city.דָךְ֙dakhethisדֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H1791thisthe same, this.תִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtitbenebuildבְּנָאverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “build”, an unfinished actionH1124to buildbuild, make.וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הveshurayahand wallשׁוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and wall”, the definite formH7792{a wall (as going about)}wall.יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyishtakhlelunfinishכְּלַלverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “finish”, an unfinished actionH3635to completefinish, make (set) up.לָקֳבֵ֣לlaqovelto beforeקְבֵלconjunction, conjunction — “to before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.דְּנָ֔הdenahthisדֵּןconjunction — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.חֲלָק֙chalaqportionחֲלָקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “portion”, the ordinary formH2508a partportion.בַּעֲבַ֣רbaavarin beyondעֲבַרpreposition, noun, proper name — “in 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.נַהֲרָ֔אnaharariverנְהַרnoun, proper name, definite article — “river”H5103a river, especially the Euphratesriver, stream.לָ֥אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.אִיתַ֖יitaythere isאִיתַיparticle, affirmation — “there is”H383properly, entity; used only as aparticle of affirmation, there isart thou, can, do ye, have, it be, there is (are), [idiom] we will not.לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

We announce to the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.

Young’s Literal Translation

We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'

World English Bible

We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond the River.

Darby Translation

We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.

Douay-Rheims

We certify the king, that if this city be built, and the walls thereof repaired, thou shalt have no possession on this side of the river.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

We announce to the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, thou shalt not have peace.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γνωρίζομεν οὖν ἡμεῖς τῷ βασιλεῖ, ὅτι ἂν ἡ πόλις ἐκείνη οἰκοδομηθῇ, καὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς καταρτισθῇ, οὐκ ἔστι σοι εἰρήνη.