Ezra 4:23
When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.
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ASV
Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
KJV
Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
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Commentary
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֱדַ֗יִן | 'e.Da.yin | then | H116 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → |
| דִּ֞י | di | that | H1768 → |
| פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן | par.She.gen | [the] copy of | H6573 → |
| נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙ | nish.te.va.Na' | letter the | H5407 → |
| דִּ֚י | di | of | H1768 → |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ | 'ar.tach.shas.te | Artaxerxes | H783 → |
| מַלְכָּ֔א | mal.Ka' | king the | H4430 → |
| קֱרִ֧י | ke.Ri | it was read aloud | H7123 → |
| קֳדָם־ | ko.dom- | before | H6925 → |
| רְח֛וּם | re.Chum | Rehum | H7348 → |
| וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י | ve.shim.Shai | and Shimshai | H8124 → |
| סָפְרָ֖א | sa.fe.Ra' | scribe the | H5613 → |
| וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן | u.khe.na.va.te.Hon | and associates their | H3675 → |
| אֲזַ֨לוּ | 'a.Za.lu | they went | H236 → |
| בִבְהִיל֤וּ | viv.hi.Lu | in haste | H924 → |
| לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ | li.ru.she.Lem | to Jerusalem | H3390 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | to | H5922 → |
| יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א | ye.Hu.da.Ye' | Jews the | H3062 → |
| וּבַטִּ֥לוּ | u.va.Ti.lu | and they made to cease | H989 → |
| הִמּ֖וֹ | hi.Mo | them | H1994 → |
| בְּאֶדְרָ֥ע | be.'ed.Ra' | with force | H153 → |
| וְחָֽיִל׃ ס | ve.Cha.yil | and power | H2429 → |
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