King James Version

Ezra 4:8

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

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רְח֣וּםrechumRehumרְחוּםnoun, proper name — “Rehum”H7348Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three IsraelitesRehum.בְּעֵלbeel{a masterבְּעֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “{a master”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1169{a master; hence, a husband,}[phrase] chancellor.טְעֵ֗םteemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH2942properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙veshimshayand Shimshaiשִׁמְשַׁיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shimshai”H8124Shimshai, a SamaritanShimshai.סָֽפְרָ֔אsaferascribeסָפֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “scribe”, the definite formH5613a scribe (secular or sacred)scribe.כְּתַ֛בוּketavvwriteכְּתַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “write”, a completed actionH3790{to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}write(-ten).אִגְּרָ֥הigrahletterאִגְּרָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “letter”, the ordinary formH104an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)letter.חֲדָ֖הchadahfirstחַדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH2298as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at oncea, first, one, together.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.יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םyerushelemJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאleartachshasteto Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Artaxerxes”H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsArtaxerxes.מַלְכָּ֖אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.כְּנֵֽמָאkenemasoכְּנֵמָאadverb — “so”H3660so or thusso, (in) this manner (sort), thus.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

Young’s Literal Translation

Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:

World English Bible

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows.

Darby Translation

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:

Douay-Rheims

Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to king Arthasastha, saying ,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ῥεοὺμ βαλτὰμ καὶ Σαμψὰ ὁ γραμματεὺς ἔγραψαν ἐπιστολὴν μίαν κατὰ Ἱερουσαλὴμ τῷ Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλεῖ.