Ezra 4:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 4:7 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 →
וּבִימֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא
ʼArtachshashtâʼ
H783
Artaxerxes
כָּתַ֨ב
kâthab
H3789
to write
בִּשְׁלָ֜ם
Bishlâm
H1312
Bishlam
מִתְרְדָ֤ת
Mithrᵉdâth
H4990
Mithredath
טָֽבְאֵל֙
ṭâbᵉʼêl
H2870
Tabeel
וּשְׁאָ֣ר
shᵉʼâr
H7605
remnant
כנותו
kᵉnâth
H3674
companion
כְּנָוֺתָ֔יו
kᵉnâth
H3674
companion
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
ארתחששתא
ʼArtachshashtâʼ
H783
Artaxerxes
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ
ʼArtachshashtâʼ
H783
Artaxerxes
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
פָּרָ֑ס
Pâraç
H6539
Persia
וּכְתָב֙
kâthâb
H3791
writing
הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן
nishtᵉvân
H5406
letter
כָּת֥וּב
kâthab
H3789
to write
אֲרָמִ֖ית
ʼĂrâmîyth
H762
Aramaic
וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם
tirgam
H8638
to interpret
אֲרָמִֽית
ʼĂrâmîyth
H762
Aramaic
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian [character], and set forth in the Syrian [language].
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his companions wrote to Artaxerxes, the king of Persia, and the script of the letter was written in Aramaic and was interpreted in Aramaic.
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