Ezra 4:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. | And 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. | And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character, and set forth in the Syrian tongue. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and in [the] days of | וּבִימֵ֣י | u-vi-MEI | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| Artaxerxes | אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא | 'ar-tach-SHAS-ta' | H0783A | Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.6.14 Also named: ar.tach.shash.ta (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא "Artaxerxes" H0783) § Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter" son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC |
| he wrote | כָּתַ֨ב | ka-TAV | H3789 | to writeכָּתַב (ka.tav) 1) to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing Aramaic equivalent: ke.tav (כְּתַב "to write" H3790) |
| Bishlam | בִּשְׁלָ֜ם | bish-LAM | H1312 | Bishlamבִּשְׁלָם (bish.lam) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.4.7 § Bishlam = "in peace" a Persian officer in Palestine in the time of Ezra |
| Mithredath | מִתְרְדָ֤ת | mit-re-DAT | H4990H | Mithredathמִתְרְדָת (mit.re.dat) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.4.7 § Mithredath = "given by Mithra" 1) treasurer of king Cyrus of Persia 2) a Persian officer stationed at Samaria in the time of Artaxerxes |
| Tabeel | טָֽבְאֵל֙ | ta-ve-'EL | H2870A | Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל (ta.ve.el) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.4.7 § Tabeal = "God is good" an officer of the Persian government in Samaria in the reign of Artaxerxes |
| and [the] rest of | וּשְׁאָ֣ר | u-she-'AR | H7605 | remnantשְׁאָר (she.ar) rest, residue, remnant, remainder Aramaic equivalent: she.ar (שְׁאָר "remainder" H7606) |
| colleagues his | כְּנָוֹתָ֔יו | ke-na-vo-tov | H3674 | associateכְּנָת (ke.nat) associate, colleague, companion Aramaic equivalent: ke.nat (כְּנָת "associate" H3675) |
| to | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| Artaxerxes | אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ | 'ar-tach-shas-ta | H0783A | Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.6.14 Also named: ar.tach.shash.ta (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא "Artaxerxes" H0783) § Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter" son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC |
| [the] king of | מֶ֣לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Persia | פָּרָ֑ס | pa-RAS | H6539 | Persiaאֲפָֽרְסָיֵא (a.pha.re.say) Persia or Apharsite = "causers of division (?)" (CLBL) an unknown office (TWOT) perhaps a title of an official Another spelling of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539) |
| and [the] writing of | וּכְתָב֙ | u-khe-TAV | H3791 | writingכְּתָב (ka.tav) 1) a writing, document, edict 1a) register, enrolment, roll 1b) mode of writing, character, letter 1c) letter, document, a writing 1d) a written edict 1d1) of royal enactment 1d2) of divine authority Aramaic equivalent: ke.tav (כְּתָב "inscription" H3792) |
| the letter | הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן | ha-nish-te-VAN | H5406 | letterנִשְׁתְּוָן (nish.te.van) letter Aramaic equivalent: nish.te.van (נִשְׁתְּוָן "document" H5407) |
| [was] written | כָּת֥וּב | ka-TUV | H3789 | to writeכָּתַב (ka.tav) 1) to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing Aramaic equivalent: ke.tav (כְּתַב "to write" H3790) |
| Aramaic | אֲרָמִ֖ית | 'a-ra-MIT | H0762 | Aramaicאֲרָמִית (a.ra.mit) § Aramaic = "language" the language of Aram, Aramaic |
| and [was] translated | וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם | u-me-tur-GAM | H8638 | to translateתִּרְגֵּם (tir.gam) (Pual) to interpret, translate |
| Aramaic | אֲרָמִֽית׃ פ | 'a-ra-MIT | H0762 | Aramaicאֲרָמִית (a.ra.mit) § Aramaic = "language" the language of Aram, Aramaic |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.