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And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. (KJV)

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וּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.Meiand in [the] days of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 1

אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'Artaxerxes

Lemma: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) · Strong's: H0783A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Artaxerxes

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 7:1, Ezra 7:7, Ezra 7:11, Ezra 8:1, Nehemiah 2:1, Nehemiah 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0783A; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 2

כָּתַ֨בka.Tavhe wrote

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 3

בִּשְׁלָ֜םbish.LamBishlam

Lemma: בִּשְׁלָם (bish.lam) · Strong's: H1312

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Bishlam

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1312; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 4

מִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatMithredath

Lemma: מִתְרְדָת (mit.re.dat) · Strong's: H4990H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Mithredath

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4990H; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 5

טָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElTabeel

Lemma: טָֽבְאֵל (ta.ve.el) · Strong's: H2870A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Tabeel

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2870A; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 6

וּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'Arand [the] rest of

Lemma: שְׁאָר (she.ar) · Strong's: H7605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: remnant

Used 26 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 11:8, 1 Chronicles 16:41, 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 24:14, Ezra 3:8, Ezra 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7605; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 7

עַל\־'al-to

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 8

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 9

פָּרָ֑סpa.RasPersia

Lemma: פָּרַס (pa.ras) · Strong's: H6539

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Persia

Used 28 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 36:20, 2 Chronicles 36:22, 2 Chronicles 36:23, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:2, Ezra 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6539; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 10

וּכְתָב֙u.khe.Tavand [the] writing of

Lemma: כְּתָב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3791

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: writing

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 28:19, 2 Chronicles 2:11, 2 Chronicles 35:4, Ezra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64, Esther 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3791; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 11

הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןha.nish.te.Vanthe letter

Lemma: נִשְׁתְּוָן (nish.te.van) · Strong's: H5406

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: letter

Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5406; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 12

כָּת֥וּבka.Tuv[was] written

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 13

אֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitAramaic

Lemma: אֲרָמִית (a.ra.mit) · Strong's: H0762

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: Aramaic

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:26, Isaiah 36:11, Daniel 2:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0762; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 14

וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םu.me.tur.Gamand [was] translated

Lemma: תִּרְגֵּם (tir.gam) · Strong's: H8638

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)

Meaning: to translate

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8638; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 15

אֲרָמִֽית\׃\ \פ'a.ra.MitAramaic

Lemma: אֲרָמִית (a.ra.mit) · Strong's: H0762

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: Aramaic

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:26, Isaiah 36:11, Daniel 2:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0762; TAHOT Ezra 4:7 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

And in the days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of Artaxerxes [king]	→	אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא H0783A Artaxerxes
of Persia	→	פָּרַס H6539 Persia
Bishlam	→	בִּשְׁלָם H1312 Bishlam
Mithredath	→	מִתְרְדָת H4990H Mithredath
Tabeel	→	טָֽבְאֵל H2870A Tabeel
and the rest of	→	שְׁאָר H7605 remnant
his associates	→	H3674
wrote [a letter]	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
Artaxerxes	→	אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא H0783A Artaxerxes
[It]	→	נִשְׁתְּוָן H5406 letter
was written	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
in Aramaic	→	אֲרָמִית H0762 Aramaic
and then translated	→	תִּרְגֵּם H8638 to translate

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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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