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the letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָאthatדִּיyou sentשְׁלַחְתּוּןto usעֲלֶינָאhas been readקֱרִיclearlyמְפָרַשׁbefore me.קָדָמָי
Ezra 4:18
Study it in the app“the letter that you sent to us has been read clearly before me.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 4:18, word by word
- the letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָnishtvana
letter
Letter, official writing (Aramaic, a word of Persian origin).
Where else “nishtvana” appears- you sentשְׁלַחְתּוּןshelachtun
send
To send (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shalach".
Where else “shelachtun” appears- has been readקֱרִיkeri
read aloud
To speak a written text aloud.
Where else “keri” appears- clearlyמְפָרַשׁmefarash
make clear, explain
To explain, to make clear (Aramaic). "Read clearly"; it can also be understood "translated".
Where else “mefarash” appears- before meקָדָמָkadama
before
Before, in front of (Aramaic).
Where else “kadama” appears
Translation note
“Clearly”: it can also be understood “translated.”
The context
17The king sent an answer: “To Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their companions who live in Samaria and the rest of the other side of the river: Peace. And now:
18 · This verse (above)
19And by me an order was given, and they investigated and found that that city since the days of old has risen up against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it.