Opposition under Xerxes and Artaxerxes
Ezra 4:11
In 11 translations
- BSB
- (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
- KJV
- ¶ This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
- WEB
- This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people beyond the River.
- ASV
- This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.
- LSV
- This [is] a copy of a letter that they have sent to him, to Artaxerxes the king: “Your servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;
- YLT
- This [is] a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: 'Thy servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;
- DBY
- This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.
- DRC
- (This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting.
- GNV
- This is the copie of the letter that they sent vnto King Artahshashte, THY SERVANTS the men beyond the Riuer and Cheeneth, salute thee.
- JPS
- this is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king — thy servants the men beyond the River — and now
- LXXE
- This is the purport of the letter, which they sent to him: Thy servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha.
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- Written (Ketiv): עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ (“servants your”). Read aloud (Qere): עַבְדָ֛ךְ (“servant your”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads עַבְדָ֛יךְ; read aloud (Qere) reads עַבְדָ֛ךְ (“servant your”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- דְּנָה֙ פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן אִגַּרְתָּ֔א דִּ֚י שְׁלַ֣חוּ עֲל֔וֹהִי עַל־אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֑א עַבְדָ֛יךְ אֱנָ֥שׁ עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.
- LXX-Br
- Αὕτη ἡ διαταγὴ τῆς ἐπιστολῆς, ἧς ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν· πρὸς Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλέα παῖδές σου ἄνδρες πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
BishlamArtaxerxesRehumAramaic; Aramaic LanguageEzra-NehemiahLanguages of the Old TestamentAccusation, FalseEpistleEsdras, the First Book ofTemple, the Second
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