KJVWe certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.
We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Ezra — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
E Z R A CHAP. IV. The good work of rebuilding the temple was no sooner begun than it met with opposition from those that bore ill will to it; the Samaritans were enemies to the Jews and their religion, and they set themselves to obstruct it. I. They offered…