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Ezra 7:21

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

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וּ֠מִנִּיuminiand fromמִןconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.אֲנָ֞הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאartachshasteArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאnoun, proper name — “Artaxerxes”H783Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsArtaxerxes.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.שִׂ֣יםsimgiveשׂוּםverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.טְעֵ֔םteemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, 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.לְכֹל֙lekholto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔אgizavrayatreasurerגִּזְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “treasurer”, the definite formH1490{treasurer}treasurer.דִּ֖יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.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.נַהֲרָ֑הnaharahriverנְהַרnoun, proper name, definite article — “river”H5103a river, especially the Euphratesriver, stream.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןyishalenkhondemandשְׁאֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “demand”, an unfinished actionH7593{to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}ask, demand, require.עֶזְרָ֨אezraEzraעֶזְרָאnoun, proper name — “Ezra”H5831Ezra, an IsraeliteEzra.כָהֲנָ֜הkhahanahpriestכָּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “priest”, the definite formH3549{one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}priest.סָפַ֤רsafarscribeסָפֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “scribe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5613a scribe (secular or sacred)scribe.דָּתָא֙datadecreeדָּתnoun, 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.אֱלָ֣הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, 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.אָסְפַּ֖רְנָאaseparnafastאׇסְפַּרְנָאadverb — “fast”H629diligentlyfast, forthwith, speed(-ily).יִתְעֲבִֽדyitaviddoעֲבַדverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

Young’s Literal Translation

'And by me — I Artaxerxes the king — is made a decree to all treasurers who [are] beyond the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, doth ask of you, be done speedily:

World English Bible

I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,

Darby Translation

And I, I Artaxerxes the king, do give orders to all the treasurers that are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of the God of the heavens shall require of you, it be done diligently,

Douay-Rheims

I Artaxerxes the king have ordered and decreed to all the keepers of the public chest, that are beyond the river, that whatsoever Esdras the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, you give it without delay,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and from me, whatever it shall seem good to thee to give. I king Arthasastha have made a decree for all the treasuries that are in the country beyond the river, that whatever Esdras the priest and scribe of the God of heaven may ask you, it shall be done speedily,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλεὺς ἔθηκα γνώμην πάσαις ταῖς γάζαις ταῖς ἐν πέρα τοῦ ποταμοῦ, ὅτι πᾶν ὃ ἂν αἰτήσῃ ὑμᾶς Ἔσδρας ὁ ἱερεὺς καὶ γραμματεὺς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἑτοίμως γινέσθω·