Discovery BoxEzra 4:6-16
And in the reign
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<04438>
of Ahasuerus
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<0325>_,
in the beginning
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of his reign
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<04438>_,
they [unto him] an accusation
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of Judah
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and Jerusalem
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{Ahasuerus: Heb. Ahashverosh}<03389>_.
And in the days
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of Artaxerxes
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<0783>
Bishlam
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Mithredath
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Tabeel
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and the rest
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<07605>
of their companions
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unto Artaxerxes
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<0783>
king
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of Persia
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and the writing
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of the letter
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in the Syrian tongue
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in the Syrian tongue
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{Bishlam: or, in peace} {companions: Heb. societies}<0762>_.
Rehum
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<07348>
and Shimshai
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<08124>
the scribe
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a
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letter
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<0104>
against
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Jerusalem
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to Artaxerxes
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the king
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in this sort
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{scribe: or, secretary}<03660>_:
Then
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[wrote] Rehum
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<07348>
and Shimshai
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<08124>
the scribe
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and the rest
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of their companions
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<03675>_;
the Dinaites
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the Apharsathchites
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the Tarpelites
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the Apharsites
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the Archevites
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<0756>_,
the Babylonians
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the Susanchites
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the Dehavites
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[and] the Elamites
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{companions: Chaldee, societies}<05962>_,
And the rest
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<07606>
of the nations
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whom
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<01768>
the great
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and noble
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Asnappar
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in the cities
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<07149>
of Samaria
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<08115>_,
and the rest
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<07606>
[that are] on this side
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<05675>
the river
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and at such a time
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{at such...: Chaldee, Cheeneth}<03706>_.
This
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<01836>
[is] the copy
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<06573>
of the letter
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<0104>
that
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<01768>
unto him
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[even] unto Artaxerxes
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<0783>
the king
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<04430>_;
Thy servants
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the men
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on this side
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<05675>
the river
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<05103>_,
and at such a time
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<03706>_.
unto the king
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<04430>_,
that the Jews
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which
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<01768>
from
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thee
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to us
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<05922>
unto Jerusalem
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<03390>_,
the rebellious
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<04779>
and the bad
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<0873>
city
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<07149>_,
the walls
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<07792>
the foundations
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{set up: or, finished} {joined: Chaldee, sewed together}<0787>_.
now
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<03705>
unto the king
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<04430>_,
that, if
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<02006>
this
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<01791>
city
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<07149>
and the walls
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<07792>
[again, then] will they not
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<03809>
toll
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tribute
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and custom
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the revenue
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of the kings
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{pay: Chaldee, give} {revenue: or, strength}<04430>_.
Now
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<03705>
we have
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<01768>
from [the king's] palace
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<01965>_,
and it was not
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<03809>
the king's
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<04430>
dishonour
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<06173>_,
the king
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{we have...: Chaldee, we are salted with the salt of the palace}<04430>_;
may be made in the book
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of the records
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of thy fathers
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in the book
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of the records
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<01799>_,
that this
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<01791>
city
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[is] a rebellious
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<04779>
city
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unto kings
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<04430>
and provinces
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sedition
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within the same
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of
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old
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time
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for
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<05922>
which
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cause was this
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<01791>
city
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{moved: Chaldee, made} {within...: Chaldee, in the midst thereof}<07149>
