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Ezra 4:8-10
Contemporary English Version
Ezra 4:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8-10 [a] A letter was also written to Artaxerxes about Jerusalem by Governor Rehum, Secretary Shimshai, and their advisors, including the judges, the governors, the officials, and the local leaders. They were joined in writing this letter by people from Erech and Babylonia, the Elamites from Susa,[b] and people from other foreign nations that the great and famous Ashurbanipal[c] had forced to settle in Samaria and other parts of Western Province.[d]
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- 4.8-10 Ezra 4.8—6.18 was written in Aramaic, instead of Hebrew like most of the Old Testament.
- 4.8-10 the judges … Susa: One possible translation for the names and titles.
- 4.8-10 Ashurbanipal: King of Assyria 669–633 (or possibly 627) b.c. In Aramaic the king's name is “Osnapper,” but he is better known as Ashurbanipal.
- 4.8-10 Western Province: The land from the Euphrates River west to the Mediterranean Sea.
Ezra 4:8-10
New International Version
Ezra 4:8-10
New International Version
8 Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows:
9 Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary, together with the rest of their associates(A)—the judges, officials and administrators over the people from Persia, Uruk(B) and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,(C) 10 and the other people whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal(D) deported and settled in the city of Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates.(E)
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