Ezra 4:4-16 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

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4 H5971 Then the people H776 of the land H7503 weakened H3027 the hands H5971 of the people H3063 of Judah, H926 and troubled H1129 them in building,

5 H7936 and hired H3289 counselors H6565 against them, to frustrate H6098 their purpose, H3117 all the days H3566 of Cyrus H4428 king H6539 of Persia, H4438 even until the reign H1867 of Darius H4428 king H6539 of Persia.

6 H4438 In the reign H325 of Ahasuerus, H8462 in the beginning H4438 of his reign, H3789 wrote H7855 they an accusation H3427 against the inhabitants H3063 of Judah H3389 and Jerusalem.

7 H3117 In the days H783 of Artaxerxes H3789 wrote H1312 Bishlam, H4990 Mithredath, H2870 Tabeel, H7605 and the rest H3674 of his companions, H783 to Artaxerxes H4428 king H6539 of Persia; H3791 and the writing H3791 of the letter H3789 was written H762 in Syrian, H8638 and set forth H762 in the Syrian language.

8 H7348 Rehum H1169 the chancellor H8124 and Shimshai H5613 the scribe H3790 wrote H2298 a H104 letter H5922 against H3390 Jerusalem H783 to Artaxerxes H4430 the king H3660 in this sort:

9 H116 then H7348 Rehum H1169 the chancellor, H8124 and Shimshai H5613 the scribe, H7606 and the rest H3675 of their companions, H1784 the Dinaites, H671 and the Apharsathchites, H2967 the Tarpelites, H670 the Apharsites, H756 the Archevites, H896 the Babylonians, H7801 the Shushanchites, H1723 the Dehaites, H5962 the Elamites,

10 H7606 and the rest H524 of the nations H1768 whom H7229 the great H3358 and noble H620 Osnappar H1541 brought over, H3488 and set H7149 in the city H8115 of Samaria, H7606 and in the rest H5675 of the country beyond H5103 the River, H3706 and so forth, wrote.

11 H1836 This H6573 is the copy H104 of the letter H1768 that H7972 they sent H5922 to H783 Artaxerxes H4430 the king: H5649 Your servants H606 the men H5675 beyond H5103 the River, H3706 and so forth.

12 H1934 Be it H3046 known H4430 to the king, H3062 that the Jews H1768 who H5559 came up H4481 from H3890 you H858 have come H5922 to us H3390 to Jerusalem; H1124 they are building H4779 the rebellious H873 and the bad H7149 city, H3635 and have finished H7792 the walls, H2338 and repaired H787 the foundations.

13 H3046 Be it known H3705 now H4430 to the king H2006 that if H1791 this H7149 city H1124 is built, H7792 and the walls H3635 finished, H3809 they will not H5415 pay H1093 tribute, H1983 custom, H4061 or toll, H5142 and in the end it will be hurtful H674 to H4430 the kings.

14 H3705 Now H6903 because H1768 we eat H4415 the salt H1965 of the palace, H3809 and it is not H749 appropriate H2370 for us to see H4430 the king's H6173 dishonor, H5922 therefore H7972 have we sent H3046 and informed H4430 the king;

15 H1240 that search H5609 may be made in the book H1799 of the records H2 of your fathers: H7912 so you shall find H5609 in the book H1799 of the records, H3046 and know H1791 that this H7149 city H4779 is a rebellious H7149 city, H5142 and hurtful H4430 to kings H4083 and provinces, H5648 and that they have moved H849 sedition H1459 within the same H4481 of H5957 old H3118 time; H5922 for H1836 which H1791 cause was this H7149 city H2718 laid waste.

16 H586 We H3046 inform H4430 the king H2006 that, if H1791 this H7149 city H1124 be built, H7792 and the walls H3635 finished, H1836 by this H6903 means H383 you shall have H3809 no H2508 portion H5675 beyond H5103 the River.