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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: (KJV)

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רְח֣וּםre.ChumRehum

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Rehum

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7348B; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 1

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 4:9, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1169; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 2

טְעֵ֗םte.'Emcommand

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

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

Meaning: command

Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2942; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 3

וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.Shaiand Shimshai

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Shimshai

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:23 · All occurrences →

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

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 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:21, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5613; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 5

כְּתַ֛בוּke.Ta.vuthey wrote

Lemma: כְּתַב (ke.tav) · Strong's: H3790

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqp3mp)

Meaning: to write

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:7, Ezra 5:10, Ezra 6:2, Daniel 5:5, Daniel 6:25, Daniel 7:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3790; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 6

אִגְּרָ֥ה'i.ge.Raha letter

Lemma: אִגְּרָא (ig.g.ra) · Strong's: H0104

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (ANcfsa)

Meaning: letter

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

Source: TBESH H0104; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 7

חֲדָ֖הcha.Dahone

Lemma: חַד (chad) · Strong's: H2298

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAcbsa)

Meaning: one

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 5:13, Ezra 6:2, Ezra 6:3, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2298; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 8

עַל\־'al-concerning

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5922

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: since

Used 94 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5922; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 9

יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemJerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.lem) · Strong's: H3390

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 26 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3390; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 10

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shas.te'to Artaxerxes

Lemma: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) · Strong's: H0783B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Artaxerxes

Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 6:14, Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0783B; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 11

מַלְכָּ֖אmal.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 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 12

כְּנֵֽמָא\׃ke.Ne.ma'as follows

Lemma: כְּנֵ֫מָא (ke.ne.ma) · Strong's: H3660

Parsing: Adverb (AD)

Meaning: thus

Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3660; TAHOT Ezra 4:8 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Rehum	→	רְחוּם H7348B Rehum
the commander	→	בְּעֵל H1169 commander
. . .	→	טְעֵם H2942 command
and Shimshai	→	שִׁמְשַׁי H8124 Shimshai
the scribe	→	סָפִר H5613 scribe
wrote	→	כְּתַב H3790 to write
[the]	→	חַד H2298 one
letter	→	אִגְּרָא H0104 letter
against	→	עַל H5922 since
Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3390 Jerusalem
to King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
Artaxerxes	→	אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא H0783B Artaxerxes
as follows	→	כְּנֵ֫מָא H3660 thus

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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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