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Ezra 4:18

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

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נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕אnishtevanaletterנִשְׁתְּוָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “letter”, the definite formH5407{an epistle}letter.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.שְׁלַחְתּ֖וּןshelachtunsendשְׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “send”, a completed actionH7972{to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}put, send.עֲלֶ֑ינָאaleynaagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “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.מְפָרַ֥שׁmefarashdistinctlyפְּרַשׁverb, piel, passive participle, absolute — “distinctly”, a verb used as a describing wordH6568to specifydistinctly.קֱרִ֖יqericallקְרָאverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “call”, a completed actionH7123{to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)}call, cry, read.קָדָמָֽיqadamaybeforeקֳדָםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

the letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

Young’s Literal Translation

The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,

World English Bible

The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.

Darby Translation

The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly.

Douay-Rheims

The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

the letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The tribute-gatherer whom ye sent to us, has been called before me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁ φορολόγος ὃν ἀπεστείλατε πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐκλήθη ἔμπροσθεν ἐμοῦ·