Verse 16
Ezra 4:16
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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We certify the king that, if this city be built, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין אֲנַ֨חְנָה֙ לְ/מַלְכָּ֔/א דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥/א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְ/שׁוּרַיָּ֖/ה יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן לָ/קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה חֲלָק֙ בַּ/עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔/א לָ֥א אִיתַ֖י לָֽ/ךְ
English Translation
We inform you that if there is a city built and its walls will be included in receiving this portion across the river, it is not with you.
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Chapter 4 Context
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then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ houses, and said unto them, Let us b...
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But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ houses of Israel, said unto them,...
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Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building...
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And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unt...
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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king...
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then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Dina...
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and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of S...
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This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond...
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Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they...
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Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be built, and the walls finished, they will not pa...
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Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, the...
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that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of...
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We certify the king that, if this city be built, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt ha...
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Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest...
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The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
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And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insur...
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There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the Riv...
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Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until a decree sh...
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And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
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Then ceased the work of the house of God (Elohim) which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the sec...
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