From Rehum[a] the chief deputy, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues—the judges and magistrates[b] from Tripolis, Persia, Erech, Babylon, Susa(A) (that is, the people of Elam),[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 4:9 Lit Then Rehum
  2. Ezra 4:9 Or ambassadors
  3. Ezra 4:9 Aram obscure

The words of Nehemiah(A) son of Hacaliah:

News from Jerusalem

During the month of Chislev[a](B) in the twentieth year,[b](C) when I was in the fortress city of Susa,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 1:1 = November–December
  2. Nehemiah 1:1 Artaxerxes reigned 465-425 b.c.

I saw the vision, and as I watched, I was in the fortress city of Susa,(A) in the province of Elam.(B) I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.

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