08124 EZR 004 008 Rehum <07348 +R@chuwm > the chancellor and

Shimshai <{08124} +Shimshay > the scribe <05613 +capher > wrote

<03790 +k@thab > a letter <00104 +>igg@ra> > against <05922 +<al

> Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > to Artaxerxes <00783

+>Artachshashta> > the king <04430 +melek > in this <03660

+k@nema> > sort <03660 +k@nema> > :

08124 EZR 004 023 Now <00116 +>edayin > when the copy <06573

+parshegen > of king <04430 +melek > Artaxerxes <00783

+>Artachshashta> > letter <05407 +nisht@van > [ was ] read

<07123 +q@ra> > before <06925 +qodam > Rehum <07348 +R@chuwm > ,

and Shimshai <{08124} +Shimshay > the scribe <05613 +capher > ,

and their companions <03675 +k@nath > , they went <00236 +>azal

> up in haste <00924 +b@hiyluw > to Jerusalem <03390

+Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > unto the Jews <03062 +Y@huwda>iy > ,

and made them to cease <00989 +b@tel > by force <00153 +>edra< >

and power <02429 +chayil > .

08124 EZR 004 017 . [ Then ] sent <07972 +sh@lach > the king

<04430 +melek > an answer <06600 +pithgam > unto Rehum <07348

+R@chuwm > the chancellor , and [ to ] Shimshai <{08124}

+Shimshay > the scribe <05613 +capher > , and [ to ] the rest

<07606 +sh@>ar > of their companions <03675 +k@nath > that dwell

<03488 +y@thiyb > in Samaria <08115 +Shomrayin > , and [ unto ]

the rest <07606 +sh@>ar > beyond <05675 +<abar > the river

<05103 +n@har > , Peace <08001 +sh@lam > , and at such <03706

+k@<eneth > a time .

08124 EZR 004 009 Then <00116 +>edayin > [ wrote ] Rehum <07348

+R@chuwm > the chancellor , and Shimshai <{08124} +Shimshay >

the scribe <05613 +capher > , and the rest <07606 +sh@>ar > of

their companions <03675 +k@nath > ; the Dinaites <01784 +Diynay

> , the Apharsathchites <00671 +>Apharc@kay > , the Tarpelites

<02967 +Tarp@lay > , the Apharsites <00670 +>Aphar@cay > , the

Archevites <00756 +>Ark@vay > , the Babylonians <00896 +Babliy >

, the Susanchites <07801 +Shuwshankiy > , the Dehavites <01723

+Dahava< > , [ and ] the Elamites <05962 +<Almiy > ,

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