Ezra 4:17 Go deeper

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Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. (KJV)

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פִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'word the

Lemma: פִּתְגָם (pit.gam) · Strong's: H6600

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: edict

Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 5:7, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:11, Daniel 3:16, Daniel 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6600; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 1

שְׁלַ֣חshe.Lachhe sent

Lemma: שְׁלַח (she.lach) · Strong's: H7972

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)

Meaning: to send

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:18, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7972; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 2

מַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 3

עַל\־'al-to

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5922

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: since

Used 94 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5922; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 4

רְח֤וּםre.ChumRehum

Lemma: רְחוּם (re.chum) · Strong's: H7348B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Rehum

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7348B; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 5

בְּעֵל\־be.'el-lord of

Lemma: בְּעֵל (be.el) · Strong's: H1169

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: commander

Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1169; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 6

טְעֵם֙te.'Emcommand

Lemma: טְעֵם (te.em) · Strong's: H2942

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: command

Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2942; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 7

וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.Shaiand Shimshai

Lemma: שִׁמְשַׁי (shim.shay) · Strong's: H8124

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Shimshai

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8124; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 8

סָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'scribe the

Lemma: סָפִר (sa.pher) · Strong's: H5613

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: scribe

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:21, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5613; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 9

וּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'Arand [the] rest of

Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7606

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: remainder

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:10, Ezra 6:16, Ezra 7:18, Ezra 7:20, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7606; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 10

כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןke.na.Va.te.Honassociates their

Lemma: כְּנָת (ke.nat) · Strong's: H3675

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)

Meaning: associate

Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3675; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 11

דִּ֥יdiwho

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 12

יָתְבִ֖יןya.te.Vin[were] dwelling

Lemma: יְתִב (ye.tiv) · Strong's: H3488

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVqrmpa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Daniel 7:9, Daniel 7:10, Daniel 7:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3488; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 13

בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinin Samaria

Lemma: שׇֽׁמְרָ֑יִן (shom.ra.yin) · Strong's: H8115

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Samaria

Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8115; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 14

וּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'Arand [the] rest of

Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7606

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: remainder

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:10, Ezra 6:16, Ezra 7:18, Ezra 7:20, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7606; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 15

עֲבַֽר\־'a.var-[the] region beyond

Lemma: עֲבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5675

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: beyond

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5675; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 16

נַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'river the

Lemma: נְהַר (ne.har) · Strong's: H5103G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: River

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5103G; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 17

שְׁלָ֖םshe.Lampeace

Lemma: שְׁלָם (she.lam) · Strong's: H8001

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: peace

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 5:7, Daniel 4:1, Daniel 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8001; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 18

וּכְעֶֽת\׃\ \סu.khe.'Etand now

Lemma: כְּעֶ֫נֶת (ke.e.net) · Strong's: H3706

Parsing: Adverb (AD)

Meaning: now

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3706; TAHOT Ezra 4:17 word 19

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[Then] the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
sent	→	שְׁלַח H7972 to send
this reply	→	פִּתְגָם H6600 edict
To	→	עַל H5922 since
Rehum	→	רְחוּם H7348B Rehum
the commander	→	בְּעֵל H1169 commander
. . .	→	טְעֵם H2942 command
Shimshai	→	שִׁמְשַׁי H8124 Shimshai
the scribe	→	סָפִר H5613 scribe
and the rest	→	שְׁאָר H7606 remainder
of your associates	→	כְּנָת H3675 associate
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
living	→	יְתִב H3488 to dwell
in Samaria	→	שׇֽׁמְרָ֑יִן H8115 Samaria
and elsewhere	→	שְׁאָר H7606 remainder
in the region west	→	עֲבַר H5675 beyond
of the Euphrates	→	נְהַר H5103G River
Greetings	→	שְׁלָם H8001 peace
. . .	→	כְּעֶ֫נֶת H3706 now

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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