Ezra 4:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 4:17 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 →
פִּתְגָמָ֞א
pithgâm
H6600
decree
שְׁלַ֣ח
shᵉlach
H7972
to send
מַלְכָּ֗א
melek
H4430
king
עַל
ʻal
H5922
upon
רְח֤וּם
Rᵉchûwm
H7348
Rehum
בְּעֵל
bᵉʻêl
H1169
lord
טְעֵם֙
ṭᵉʻêm
H2942
decree
וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י
Shimshay
H8124
Shimshai
סָֽפְרָ֔א
çâphêr
H5613
scribe
וּשְׁאָר֙
shᵉʼâr
H7606
remainder
כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן
kᵉnâth
H3675
companion
דִּ֥י
dîy
H1768
which
יָתְבִ֖ין
yᵉthib
H3488
to sit
בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן
Shomrayin
H8115
Samaria
וּשְׁאָ֧ר
shᵉʼâr
H7606
remainder
עֲבַֽר
ʻăbar
H5675
beyond
נַהֲרָ֛ה
nᵉhar
H5103
river
שְׁלָ֖ם
shᵉlâm
H8001
peace
וּכְעֶֽת
kᵉʻeneth
H3706
now
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World English Bible Public Domain
[Then] sent the king an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and in the rest [of the country] beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The king sent the answer: “To Rehum, a lord of decree, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and the rest of Beyond the River: Peace. And now:
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