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And there wereוּ הֲווֹmightyתַּקִּיפִיןkingsמַלְכִיןoverעַלJerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶםand rulingוְשַׁלִּיטִיןover allבְּכֹלthe other sideעֲבַרof the river,נַהֲרָהand tribute,וּמִדָּהtax,בְלוֹand tollוַהֲלָךְwere paidמִתְיְהֵבto them.לְהוֹן
Ezra 4:20
Study it in the app“And there were mighty kings over Jerusalem and ruling over all the other side of the river, and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 4:20, word by word
- And there wereהֲווֹhavo
be, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “havo” appears- mightyתַּקִּיפִיןtakifin
mighty, strong
Strong, mighty (Aramaic).
Where else “takifin” appears- kingsמַלְכִיןmalchin
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malchin” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶםyerushlem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yerushlem” appears- and rulingשַׁלִּיטִיןshalitin
rule
To have authority; the one in charge.
Where else “shalitin” appears- the other sideעֲבַרavar
other side, beyond
The other side (Aramaic). "Beyond the River" is the Persian province west of the Euphrates.
Where else “avar” appears- of the riverנַהֲרָnahara
river
River (Aramaic); above all the Euphrates. "Beyond the River" is the name of the Persian province west of the Euphrates.
Where else “nahara” appears- and tributeמִדָּהmida
tribute
Tribute (Aramaic): payment that a people gave to the king who ruled it.
Where else “mida” appears- taxבְלוֹvelo
tax
Tax (Aramaic): one of the three payments given to the king, together with tribute and toll.
Where else “velo” appears- and tollהֲלָךְhalach
toll
Toll (Aramaic): payment for passing along a road; one of the three payments given to the king.
Where else “halach” appears- were paidמִתְיְהֵבmityhev
give
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “mityhev” appears
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21Now give an order to make those men cease, and that city is not to be built until by me the order is given.