Ezra 4:4-16

  4 G2532 And G1510.7.3 [⁵ were G3588 ¹the G2992 ²people G3588 ³of the G1093 ⁴land] G1590 enfeebling G3588 the G5495 hands G3588 of the G2992 people G* of Judah, G2532 and G1709.1 they impeded G1473 them G3588   G3618 to build.

  5 G2532 And G3409 they were hiring G1909 against G1473 them G4825 counselors G3588   G1286.1 to efface G3588   G1012 their counsel G1473   G3956 all G3588 the G2250 days G* of Cyrus G935 king G* of the Persians, G2532 and G2193 unto G932 the kingdom G* of Darius, G3588 the G935 king G* of the Persians.

  6 G2532 And G1722 in G3588 the G932 kingdom G* of Ahasuerus, G2532 and G1722 in G746 the beginning G932 of his kingdom, G1473   G1125 they wrote G1992 a letter G1909 against G3611 the ones living in G* Judah G2532 and G* Jerusalem.

  7 G2532 And G1722 in G3588 the G2250 days G* of Artaxerxes G1125 [²wrote G1722 ³in G1515 ⁴peace G* ¹Mithridath], G2532 and G* Tabeel, G4862 with G3588 the G3062 rest G4889 of his fellow-servants G1473   G4314 to G* Artaxerxes G935 king G* of the Persians. G1125 [³wrote G3588 ¹The G5409.3 ²tribute-gatherer] G3588 the G1124 writing G* in Syrian G2532 and G2059 being translated.

  8 G* Rehum G896.1 the master G2532 and G* Shimshai G3588 the G1122 scribe G1125 wrote G1992 [²letter G1520 ¹one] G2596 against G* Jerusalem G3588   G* to Artaxerxes G935 the king, saying,

  9 G3592 Thus G2919 [³judges G* ¹Rehum G896.1 ² the master], G2532 and G* Shimshai G3588 the G1122 scribe, G2532 and G3588 the G2645 rest G4889 of our fellow-servants, G1473   G* the Dinaites, G* Apharsathchites, G* Tarpelites, G* Apharsites, G* Archevites, G* Babylonians, G* Susanchites, G* Dehavites, G* Elamites,

  10 G2532 and G3588 the G2645 rest G3588 of the G1484 of the nations G3739 whom G599.3 [⁷resettled G* ⁶Asnapper G3588 ¹the G3173 ²great G2532 ³and G3588 ⁴the G5093 ⁵esteemed], G2532 and G2733.1 settled G1473 them G1722 in G4172 the cities G3588   G* of Samaria, G2532 and G3588 the G2645 rest G4008 on the other side G3588 of the G4215 river.

  11 G1473 This is G3588 the G1296 disposition G3588 of the G1992 letter G3739 which G649 they sent G4314 to G1473 him -- G4314 To G* Artaxerxes G935 the king. G3588   G3816 By your servants, G1473   G435 the men G4008 on the other side G3588 of the G4215 river.

  12 G2532 And G3568 now G1110 [²be made known G1510.5 ¹let it] G3588 to the G935 king, G3754 that G3588 the G* Jews G305 ascending G575 from G1473 you G4314 to G1473 us G2064 came G1519 into G* Jerusalem G3588 the G4172 [⁴city G647.4 ¹defecting G2532 ²and G4190 ³wicked], G3739 which G3618 they are building; G2532 and G3588 the G5038 walls G1473 of it G2675 are being readied, G1510.2.6   G2532 and G2310 the foundations G1473 of it G506.1 they elevated.

  13 G3568 Now G3767 then G1110 let it be made known G1510.5   G3588 to the G935 king, G3754 that G1437 if G3588   G4172 that city G1565   G456 should be rebuilt, G2532 and G3588 the G5038 walls G1473 of it G2675 should be readied, G5411 that tributes, G4234 tolls, G2532 and G4930.1 customs G3756 they shall not give, G1325   G2532 and G3778 this G935 [²to kings G2554 ¹does evil]!

  14 G2532 And G3568 now G3756 [²not G2531 ³as G217 ⁴salt G3588 ⁵of the G3485 ⁶temple G233 ¹we salted], G2532 and G808 [⁴an indecency G935 ⁵ concerning the king G3756 ¹it is not allowed G1832   G1473 ²for us G1492 ³to behold]. G1223 On account of G3778 this G3992 we sent forth G2532 and G1107 made known G3588 to the G935 king;

  15 G2443 that G1980 it should be examined G1722 in G976 the book G5279.2 of memoirs G3588   G3962 of your fathers; G1473   G2532 and G2147 you shall find G1722 in G3588 the G976 book G3588 of the G3422 memorial, G2532 and G1097 shall know G3754 that G3588   G4172 that city G1565   G4172 [²city G647.4 ¹ is a defecting], G2532 and G2554 one doing evil G935 to kings; G2532 and G5561 [⁸for places G2532 ⁹and G5435.3 ¹⁰flights G1401 ¹¹for your runaway servants G1096 ⁷it is G1722 ¹in G3319 ² the midst G1473 ³of it G575 ⁴from G5550 ⁵ the time G165 ⁶of the eon]. G1223 On account of G3778 this, G3588   G4172 this city G3778   G2049 was made desolate.

  16 G1107 We make known G3767 then G1473 ourselves G3588 to the G935 king, G3754 that G1437 if G3588   G4172 that city G1565   G3618 should be built, G2532 and G3588   G5038 its walls G1473   G2675 should be readied G4314 for G3778 these things, G3313 [³a part G1722 ⁴on G3588 ⁵the G4008 ⁶other side G3588 ⁷of the G4215 ⁸river G3756 ¹there shall not be G1510.8.3   G1473 ²to you].