Ezra 4:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 4:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כְּעַ֗ן
kᵉʻan
H3705
now
יְדִ֨יעַ֙
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
לֶהֱוֵ֣א
hâvâʼ
H1934
to become
לְמַלְכָּ֔א
melek
H4430
king
דִּ֠י
dîy
H1768
which
הֵ֣ן
hên
H2006
behold
קִרְיְתָ֥א
qiryâʼ
H7149
city
דָךְ֙
dêk
H1791
this
תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א
bᵉnâʼ
H1124
to build
וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה
shûwr
H7792
wall
יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן
kᵉlal
H3635
to finish
מִנְדָּֽה
middâh
H4061
tribute
בְל֤וֹ
bᵉlôw
H1093
tribute
וַהֲלָךְ֙
hălâk
H1983
toll
לָ֣א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
יִנְתְּנ֔וּן
nᵉthan
H5415
to give
וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם
ʼappᵉthôm
H674
treasury
מַלְכִ֖ים
melek
H4430
king
תְּהַנְזִֽק
nᵉzaq
H5142
to injure
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World English Bible Public Domain
Be it known now to the king that if this city is built, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.
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King James Version Public Domain
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now let it be known to the king that if that city is built and the walls are completed, they will not give tax, tribute, or custom, and the revenue of the kings will suffer harm.
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