Ezra 4:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.”

Ezra 4:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ezra 4:2324 words

HebrewMeaning

אֱדַ֗יִןʾĕdayin

nowadjH116

that time · then

מִןmin

accordingadjH4481

after · because · before · by ···

דִּ֞יdiy

butadjH1768

as · for · now · of ···

פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןparəšegen

copyadjH6573

נִשְׁתְּוָנָ/א֙nišətəwānāʾ

letteradjH5407

דִּ֚יdiy

butadjH1768

as · for · now · of ···

ארתחששתאʾrtḥšštʾ

ArtaxerxesadjH783

אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּʾarətaḥəšaśətə

ArtaxerxesadjH783

מַלְכָּ֔/אmaləkāʾ

kingadjH4430

royal

קֱרִ֧יqĕriy

calladjH7123

cry · read

קֳדָםqŏdām

beforeadjH6925

from · I · me · of ···

רְח֛וּםrəḥwm

RehumadjH7348

וְ/שִׁמְשַׁ֥יwəšiməšay

ShimshaiadjH8124

סָפְרָ֖/אsāpərāʾ

scribeadjH5613

וּ/כְנָוָתְ/ה֑וֹןwkənāwātəhwōn

companionadjH3675

אֲזַ֨לוּʾăzalw

goadjH236

בִ/בְהִיל֤וּbibəhiylw

in hasteadjH924

לִ/ירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙liyrwšəlem

{Jerusalem}adjH3390

עַלʿal

aboutadjH5922

against · concerning · for · fore ···

יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔/אyəhwdāyēʾ

JewadjH3062

וּ/בַטִּ֥לוּwbaṭilw

(causeadjH989

make to) · cease · hinder

הִמּ֖וֹhimwō

themadjH1994

are · those

בְּ/אֶדְרָ֥עbəʾedərāʿ

forceadjH153

וְ/חָֽיִלwəḥāyil

aloudadjH2429

army · most · power

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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