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Ezra 4:7

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

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וּבִימֵ֣יuvimeand in as long asיוֹםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּאartachshastaArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאnoun, proper name — “Artaxerxes”H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsArtaxerxes.כָּתַ֨בkatavdescribeכָּתַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “describe”, a completed actionH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).בִּשְׁלָ֜םbishlamBishlamבִּשְׁלָםnoun, proper name — “Bishlam”H1312Bishlam, a PersianBishlam.מִתְרְדָ֤תmitredatMithredathמִתְרְדָתnoun, proper name — “Mithredath”H4990Mithredath, the name of two PersiansMithredath.טָֽבְאֵל֙taveelTabeelטָבְאֵלnoun, proper name — “Tabeel”H2870Tabeel, the name of a Syrian and of a PersianTabeal, Tabeel.וּשְׁאָ֣רushearand remnantשְׁאָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and remnant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7605a remainder[idiom] other, remnant, residue, rest.כנותוkhnvtvcompanionכְּנָתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “companion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3674a colleague (as having the same title)companion.כְּנָוֺתָ֔יוkenaotayvcompanionכְּנָתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “companion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3674a colleague (as having the same title)companion.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…ארתחששתאrtchshshtArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאnoun, proper name — “Artaxerxes”H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsArtaxerxes.אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּartachshasteArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאnoun, proper name — “Artaxerxes”H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsArtaxerxes.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.פָּרָ֑סparasPersiaפָּרַסnoun, proper name — “Persia”H6539Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitantsPersia, Persians.וּכְתָב֙ukhetavand writingכָּתָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and writing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3791something written, i.e. a writing, record or bookregister, scripture, writing.הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןhanishtevanthe letterנִשְׁתְּוָןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the letter”, the ordinary formH5406an epistleletter.כָּת֥וּבkatuvdescribeכָּתַבverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “describe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).אֲרָמִ֖יתaramitin the Syrian languageאֲרָמִיתnoun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “in the Syrian language”, the ordinary formH762(only adverbial) in Arameanin the Syrian language (tongue), in Syriac.וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םumeturgamand interpretתִּרְגַּםconjunction, verb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “and interpret”, a verb used as a describing wordH8638to transfer, i.e. translateinterpret.אֲרָמִֽיתaramitin the Syrian languageאֲרָמִיתnoun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “in the Syrian language”, the ordinary formH762(only adverbial) in Arameanin the Syrian language (tongue), in Syriac.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Aramaic character, and set forth in the Aramaic tongue.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character , and set forth in the Syrian tongue .

Young’s Literal Translation

and in the days of Artaxerxes have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions written unto Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter is written in Aramaean, and interpreted in Aramaean.

World English Bible

In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian and delivered in the Syrian language.

Darby Translation

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic, and interpreted in Aramaic.

Douay-Rheims

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syriac, and was read in the Syrian tongue.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And in the days of Arthasastha, Tabeel wrote peaceably to Mithradates and to the rest of his fellow-servants: the tribute-gatherer wrote to Arthasastha king of the Persians a writing in the Syrian tongue, and the same interpreted.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐν ἡμέραις Ἀρθασασθὰ ἔγραψεν ἐν εἰρήνῃ Μιθραδάτῃ Ταβεὴλ καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς συνδούλοις· πρὸς Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλέα Περσῶν ἔγραψεν ὁ φορολόγος γραφὴν Συριστὶ καὶ ἡρμηνευμένην.