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They sentשְׁלַחוּa messageפִּתְגָמָאto him,עֲלוֹהִיandוְthusכִדְנָהwas writtenכְּתִיבin it:בְּגַוֵּהּ“To Dariusלְדָרְיָוֶשׁthe king:מַלְכָּאallכֹלָּאpeace.שְׁלָמָא
Ezra 5:7
Study it in the app“They sent a message to him, and thus was written in it: “To Darius the king: all peace.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Ezra 5:7, word by word
- They sentשְׁלַחוּshelachu
send
To send (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shalach".
Where else “shelachu” appears- a messageפִּתְגָמָpitgama
word, answer, decree
Word, answer, decree (Aramaic, a word of Persian origin).
Where else “pitgama” appears- was writtenכְּתִיבketiv
write
To write (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "katav".
Where else “ketiv” appears- in itגַוֵּgave
midst, within
The middle, the inside (Aramaic): "within".
Where else “gave” appears- “To Dariusדָרְיָוֶשׁdaryavesh
Darius
Darius (the Aramaic form of the name): the name of kings of Persia and Media; in Ezra, the king of Persia in whose reign the house of God in Jerusalem was resumed and finished.
Where else “daryavesh” appears- the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- peaceשְׁלָמָshelama
peace, well-being
Peace, well-being (Aramaic). It is the greeting of letters, like the Hebrew "shalom".
Where else “shelama” appears
The context
6The copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the other side of the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his companions, the Apharsachites who were in the other side of the river, sent to Darius the king.
7 · This verse (above)
8Let it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great Elah; and it is being built with great stones, and timber is being laid in the walls; and that work is being done with diligence and prospers in their hands.