Study it in the app“let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us, to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and wicked city, and they are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.”
let it be knownיְדִיעַ לֶהֱוֵאto the kingלְמַלְכָּאthatדִּיthe Jewsיְהוּדָיֵאwhoדִּיcame upסְלִקוּfromמִןyouלְוָתָךְhave comeאֲתוֹto us,עֲלֶינָאto Jerusalem;לִירוּשְׁלֶםthey are buildingבָּנַיִןthe rebelliousמָרָדְתָּאand wickedוּבִישְׁתָּאcity,קִרְיְתָאand they are finishingשַׁכְלִילוּthe wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּאand repairingיַחִיטוּthe foundations.וְאֻשַּׁיָּא
know
To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).
Where else “yedia” appearsbe, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “leheve” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearsJew
Jew (Aramaic): a person of Judah.
Where else “yehudaye” appearsgo up, come up
To go up, to come up (Aramaic).
Where else “seliku” appearsbeside, with
Beside, with (Aramaic). "From beside you" = from your side, from you.
Where else “levata” appearscome
To appear or arrive before someone or at a time.
Where else “ato” appearsJerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yrushlem” appearsbuild
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “banayin” appearsrebellious
Rebellious (Aramaic).
Where else “maradta” appearsbad, wicked
Bad, wicked (Aramaic).
Where else “vishta” appearscity
City (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "qirya".
Where else “kiryta” appearsfinish, complete
To finish, to complete (Aramaic).
Where else “shachlilu” appearswall
Wall (Aramaic).
Where else “shuraya” appearsjoin, repair
An Aramaic verb that appears only once (Ezra 4:12), of uncertain sense: to join, to repair.
Where else “yachitu” appearsfoundation
Foundation (Aramaic): the base on which a building stands.
Where else “ushaya” appears“Repairing”: an Aramaic word of uncertain sense.
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:
12 · This verse (above)
13Now let it be known to the king that if that city is built and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, tax, or toll, and it will cause harm to the treasury of kings.
