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Ezra 4:8

[Here in verse 8, the text shifts from Hebrew to Aramaic until Ezra 6:18. The Jews were bilingual at this time, so to avoid switching between Aramaic (in which the Persian documents quoted were written) and Hebrew, the comments between the letters are also written in Aramaic. Verses 9-10 were probably the summary of the contents that was on the outside of the scroll.]
Rechum, the commander (literally: lord of commands), and Shimshaj, the city secretary, wrote a letter concerning Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes (Hebr. Artachshaste) [here with an "e" at the end] with the following content:
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

רְחוּם   בְּעֵל   טְעֵם   וְשִׁמְשַׁי   סָפְרָא   כְּתַבוּ   אִגְּרָה   חֲדָה   עַל   יְרוּשְׁלֶם   לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא   מַלְכָּא   כְּנֵמָא  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

Ραουμ βααλταμ καὶ Σαμσαι ὁ γραμματεὺς ἔγραψαν ἐπιστολὴν μίαν κατὰ Ιερουσαλημ τῷ Αρθασασθα βασιλεῖ

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Strongs nr Arameic English Grammar Code
H7348b
 רְח֣וּם (rechom)
 Rehum
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
A1169
H9014
 בְּעֵל (beel-)
־
commander
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
A2942
 טְעֵ֗ם (teem)
 command
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9002
A8124
 וְ (ve)
שִׁמְשַׁי֙ (shimeshaj)
 and
Shimshai
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 C
Npm
A5613
A9010
 סָֽפְרָ֔ (safera)
א
scribe
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A3790
 כְּתַ֛בוּ (ketavo)
 to write
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ pl. qal qatal third person masculine plural

Vqp3mp
A0104
 אִגְּרָ֥ה (igerah)
 letter
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
A2298
 חֲדָ֖ה (chadah)
 one
Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Acfsa
A5922
H9014
 עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
A3390
 יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (jeroshelem)
 Jerusalem
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl
H9005
A0783b
 לְ (le)
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא (aretacheshasete)
 to
Artaxerxes
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 R
Npm
A4430
A9010
 מַלְכָּ֖ (maleka)
א
king
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

 Ncbsd
Ta
A3660
H9016
 כְּנֵֽמָא (kenema)
׃
thus
verseEnd
Adv. Adverb

 D

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