Study it in the app“and the rest of the nations whom Osnappar, the great and noble, carried into exile and settled them in the city of Samaria, and the rest of the other side of the river. And now:”
and the restוּשְׁאָרof the nationsאֻמַּיָּאwhomדִּיOsnappar,אָסְנַפַּרthe greatרַבָּאand noble,וְיַקִּירָאcarried into exileהַגְלִיand settledוְהוֹתֵבthemהִמּוֹin the cityבְּקִרְיָהofדִּיSamaria,שָׁמְרָיִןand the restוּשְׁאָרof the other sideעֲבַרof the river.נַהֲרָהAnd now:וּכְעֶנֶת
rest, remainder
The rest, what remains (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shear".
Where else “shear” appearsnation
Nation, people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "umma".
Where else “umaya” appearsOsnappar
Osnappar: the name of a great king of Assyria who carried peoples into exile and made them dwell in Samaria (Ezra 4:10).
Where else “asnapar” appearsgreat
Of great size, power or importance (Aramaic).
Where else “raba” appearsnoble
Worthy of honor, of high rank.
Where else “yakira” appearscarry into exile
Carry a people into exile.
Where else “hagli” appearssettle
Reside; make someone reside in a place.
Where else “hotev” appearsthey, them
They, them (Aramaic).
Where else “himo” appearscity
City (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "qirya".
Where else “kirya” appearsSamaria
Samaria (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its region, north of Judah.
Where else “shamrayin” appearsother side, beyond
The other side (Aramaic). "Beyond the River" is the Persian province west of the Euphrates.
Where else “avar” appearsriver
River (Aramaic); above all the Euphrates. "Beyond the River" is the name of the Persian province west of the Euphrates.
Where else “nahara” appearsand now
"And now" (Aramaic): the formula with which letters passed from the greeting to the matter.
Where else “cheenet” appears“The other side of the river” is the name of the Persian province west of the Euphrates River, where Samaria and Judah were. “And now” is the formula with which letters moved on to the business.
9Then Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their companions: the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, the Dehaites, the Elamites,
10 · This verse (above)
11This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: “To Artaxerxes the king: your servants, the men of the other side of the river. And now:
