King James Version

Ezra 7:12

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

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אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּאartachshasteArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאnoun, proper name — “Artaxerxes”H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsArtaxerxes.מֶ֖לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4430a kingking, royal.מַלְכַיָּ֑אmalkhayakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.לְעֶזְרָ֣אleezrato Ezraעֶזְרָאpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Ezra”H5831Ezra, an IsraeliteEzra.כָ֠הֲנָאkhahanapriestכָּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “priest”, the definite formH3549{one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}priest.סָפַ֨רsafarscribeסָפֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “scribe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5613a scribe (secular or sacred)scribe.דָּתָ֜אdatadecreeדָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “decree”, the definite formH1882{a royal edict or statute}decree, law.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.אֱלָ֧הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁמַיָּ֛אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.גְּמִ֖ירgemirperfectגְּמַרverb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “perfect”, a verb used as a describing wordH1585{to end (in the sense of completion or failure)}perfect.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)

'Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, and so forth. And now

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American Standard Version (1901)

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time:

World English Bible

Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now

Darby Translation

Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.

Douay-Rheims

Artaxerxes king of kings to Esdras the priest, the most learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greeting.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, and so forth. And now

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Arthasastha, king of kings, to Esdras, the scribe of the law of the Lord God of heaven, Let the order and the answer be accomplished.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων Ἔσδρᾳ γραμματεῖ νόμου Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· τετελέσθω λόγος καὶ ἡ ἀπόκρισις.