Ezra 4:7

In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian, and delivered in the Syrian language.

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WEBBE

In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian and delivered in the Syrian language.

BSB

And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.

KJV

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.

ASV

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian [character], and set forth in the Syrian [tongue].

BBE

And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his friends, sent a letter to Artaxerxes, king of Persia, writing it in the Aramaean writing and language.

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וּבִימֵי u·vi·mei and in [the] days of H3117 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא 'ar·tach·shas·ta' Artaxerxes H783 כָּתַב ka·tav he wrote H3789 בִּשְׁלָם bish·lam Bishlam H1312 מִתְרְדָת mit·re·dat Mithredath H4990 טָבְאֵל ta·ve·'el Tabeel H2870 וּשְׁאָר u·she·'ar and [the] rest of H7605 כְּנָוֹתָיו ke·na·vo·tov colleagues his H3674 עַל־ 'al- to H5921 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּ 'ar·tach·shas·ta Artaxerxes H783 מֶלֶךְ me·lekh [the] king of H4428 פָּרָס pa·ras Persia H6539 וּכְתָב u·khe·tav and [the] writing of H3791 הַנִּשְׁתְּוָן ha·nish·te·van the letter H5406 כָּתוּב ka·tuv [was] written H3789 אֲרָמִית 'a·ra·mit Aramaic H762 וּמְתֻרְגָּם u·me·tur·gam and [was] translated H8638 אֲרָמִית פ 'a·ra·mit Aramaic H762

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–24

It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But where the command of God requires one thing and the law of the land another, we must obey God rather than man, and patiently submit to the consequences. All who love the gospel should avoid all appearance of evil, lest they should encourage the adversaries of the church. The world is ever ready to believe any accusation against the people of God, and refuses to listen to them. The king suffered himself to be imposed upon by these frauds and falsehoods. Princes see and hear with other men's eyes and ears, and judge things as represented to them, which are often done falsely. But God's judgment is just; he sees things as they are.

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ArtaxerxesBishlamMithredathTabeel Persia

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LanguageArtaxerxesMithredathBishlamTabeel

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.