Ezra 4

NET

Letter to the King Against the City being Rebuilt

7 And during the reign of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia. This letter was first written in Aramaic but then translated.


Darby

Letter to the King Against the City being Rebuilt

7 And in the days of ArtaxerxesD2684, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in AramaicD2685, and interpreted in Aramaic.


Darby Bible Notes

Artaxerxes - Smerdis. Aramaic - From here to ch. 6.18 the original is written in Aramaic.


KJV

Letter to the King Against the City being Rebuilt

7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote BishlamK2799, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companionsK2800, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.


KJV Bible Notes

Bishlam: Or, in peace. companions: Heb. societies.