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Ezra 4

Ezra 4:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now
'edayin (Hebrew #116)
then (of time)
KJV usage: now, that time, then.
Pronounce: ed-ah'-yin
Origin: (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation
when
diy (Hebrew #1768)
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
KJV usage: X as, but, for(-asmuch +), + now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, + what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.
Pronounce: dee
Origin: (Aramaic) apparently for 1668
min (Hebrew #4481)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4480
KJV usage: according, after, + because, + before, by, for, from, X him, X more than, (out) of, part, since, X these, to, upon, + when.
Pronounce: min
the copy
parshegen (Hebrew #6573)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 6572
KJV usage: copy.
Pronounce: par-sheh'-ghen
of king
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
Artaxerxes’
'Artachshashta' (Hebrew #783)
or by permutation gArtachshactu {ar-takh-shast'}; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
KJV usage: Artaxerxes.
Pronounce: ar-takh-shash-taw'
Origin: or mArtachshasht {ar-takh- shasht'}
letter
nishtvan (Hebrew #5407)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5406
KJV usage: letter.
Pronounce: nish-tev-awn'
was read
qra' (Hebrew #7123)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7121
KJV usage: call, cry, read.
Pronounce: ker-aw'
before
qodam (Hebrew #6925)
corresponding to 6924; before
KJV usage: before, X from, X I (thought), X me, + of, X it pleased, presence.
Pronounce: kod-awm'
Origin: (Aramaic) or qdam (Aramaic) (Daniel 7:l3) {ked-awm'}
Rehum
Rchuwm (Hebrew #7348)
Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites
KJV usage: Rehum.
Pronounce: rekh-oom'
Origin: a form of 7349
, and Shimshai
Shimshay (Hebrew #8124)
sunny; Shimshai, a Samaritan
KJV usage: Shimshai.
Pronounce: shim-shah'-ee
Origin: (Aramaic) from 8122
the scribe
capher (Hebrew #5613)
a scribe (secular or sacred)
KJV usage: scribe.
Pronounce: saw-fare'
Origin: (Aramaic) from the same as 5609
, and their companions
knath (Hebrew #3675)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3674
KJV usage: companion.
Pronounce: ken-awth'
, they went up
'azal (Hebrew #236)
to depart
KJV usage: go (up).
Pronounce: az-al'
Origin: (Aramaic) the same as 235
in haste
bhiyluw (Hebrew #924)
a hurry; only adverb, hastily
KJV usage: in haste.
Pronounce: be-hee-loo'
Origin: (Aramaic) from 927
to Jerusalem
Yruwshalem (Hebrew #3390)
corresponding to 3389
KJV usage: Jerusalem
Pronounce: yer-oo-shaw-lame'
Origin: (Chaldee) yer-oo-shaw-lame
unto
`al (Hebrew #5922)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5921
KJV usage: about, against, concerning, for, (there-)fore, from, in, X more, of, (there-, up-)on, (in-)to, + why with.
Pronounce: al
the Jews
Yhuwda'iy (Hebrew #3062)
a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. Jew
KJV usage: Jew.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw-ee'
Origin: (Aramaic) patrial from 3061
, and made them
himmow (Hebrew #1994)
corresponding to 1992; they
KJV usage: X are, them, those.
Pronounce: him-mo'
Origin: (Aramaic) or (prolonged) himmown (Aramaic) {him- mone'}
to cease
btel (Hebrew #989)
to stop
KJV usage: (cause, make to), cease, hinder.
Pronounce: bet-ale'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 988
by χforce
'edra` (Hebrew #153)
an arm, i.e. (figuratively) power
KJV usage: force.
Pronounce: ed-raw'
Origin: (Aramaic) an orthographical variation for 1872
and power
chayil (Hebrew #2429)
an army, or strength
KJV usage: aloud, army, X most (mighty), power.
Pronounce: khah'-yil
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 2428
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χ
arm.

More on:

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Artaxerxes,
Jerusalem,
Jew,
King,
Rehum,
Scribes,
Shimshai

Cross References

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Rehum.
Ezra 4:8‑9,17• 8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
 9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
 17Then 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. (Ezra 4:8‑9,17)
they went up.
Prov. 4:16• 16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. (Prov. 4:16)
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Mic. 2:1• 1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. (Mic. 2:1)
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Rom. 3:15• 15Their feet are swift to shed blood: (Rom. 3:15)
force.
Chal. arm.

J. N. Darby Translation

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As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power.