Ezra 4:11

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

(This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:

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KJV

King James Version

¶ This [is] the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, [even] unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.

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WEB

World English Bible

This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people beyond the River.

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ASV

American Standard Version

This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ezra 4

⁹ From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,

¹⁰ and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.

¹¹ (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:

¹² Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.

¹³ Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.

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