Ezra 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:”

Ezra 4:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ezra 4:813 words

HebrewMeaning

רְח֣וּםrəḥwm

RehumadjH7348

בְּעֵלbəʿēl

chancelloradjH1169

טְעֵ֗םṭəʿēm

commandmentadjH2942

chancellor · command · decree · regard ···

וְ/שִׁמְשַׁי֙wəšiməšay

ShimshaiadjH8124

סָֽפְרָ֔/אsāpərāʾ

scribeadjH5613

כְּתַ֛בוּkətabw

writeadjH3790

אִגְּרָ֥הʾigərāh

letteradjH104

חֲדָ֖הḥădāh

aadjH2298

first · one · together

עַלʿal

aboutadjH5922

against · concerning · for · fore ···

יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םyərwšəlem

{Jerusalem}adjH3390

לְ/אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאləʾarətaḥəšaśətəʾ

ArtaxerxesadjH783

מַלְכָּ֖/אmaləkāʾ

kingadjH4430

royal

כְּנֵֽמָאkənēmāʾ

soadjH3660

this manner · thus

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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