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Ezra 8:36

They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.

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ASV

And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.

KJV

And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀vai.yi.te.Nuand they gaveH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דָּתֵ֣יda.Tei[the] decrees ofH1881 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.Neito [the] satraps ofH323 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.Votand [the] governors ofH6346 →
עֵ֣בֶר'E.verbeyondH5676 →
הַנָּהָ֑רha.na.Harthe RiverH5104 →
וְנִשְּׂא֥וּve.ni.se.'Uand they supportedH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בֵּֽית־beit-[the] house ofH1004 →
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →

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Nehemiah 2:7I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.Ezra 7:21–24I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,Revelation 12:16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.Ezra 6:13In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.Ezra 4:7–23And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.Acts 18:27When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.Ezra 5:6–17This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.Isaiah 56:6–7And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—Esther 3:12On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.Esther 9:3And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

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Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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