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Ezra 5:6

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But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this [matter].	The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which [were] on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:	They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The copy^H6573 of the letter^H104 that Tatnai, governor^H6347 on this side^H5675 the river^H5103, and Shetharboznai^H8370, and his companions^H3675 the Apharsachites^H671, which were on this side^H5675 the river^H5103, sent^H7972 unto^H5922 Darius^H1868 the king^H4430:

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Original Hebrew

פַּרְשֶׁגֶן אִגַּרְתָּא דִּי־שְׁלַח תַּתְּנַי ׀ פַּחַת עֲבַר־נַהֲרָה וּשְׁתַר בֹּוזְנַי וּכְנָוָתֵהּ אֲפַרְסְכָיֵא דִּי בַּעֲבַר נַהֲרָה עַל־דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן	par.She.gen	H6573	ANcmsc	(the) copy of
אִ֠גַּרְתָּ/א	'I.gar.ta/'	H104	ANcfsd/Td	letter/ the
דִּֽי	di-	H1768	ATr	which
שְׁלַ֞ח	she.Lach	H7972	AVqp3ms	he sent
תַּתְּנַ֣י	ta.te.Nai	H8674	ANp	Tattenai
פַּחַ֣ת	pa.Chat	H6347	ANcmsc	(the) governor of
עֲבַֽר	'a.var-	H5675	ANp	(the) region beyond
נַהֲרָ֗/ה	na.ha.Rah/'	H5103	ANp/Td	river/ the
וּ/שְׁתַ֤ר	u./she.Tar	H8370	AC/Np	and/ Shethar-
בּוֹזְנַי֙	boz.Nai	H8370	ANp	Bozenai
וּ/כְנָ֣וָתֵ֔/הּ	u./khe.Na.va.Te/h	H3675	AC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms	and/ associates/ his
אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔/א	'a.Far.se.kha.Ye/'	H671	ANcmpd/Td	officials/ the
דִּ֖י	di	H1768	ATr	who
בַּ/עֲבַ֣ר	ba./'a.Var	H5675	AR/Np	(were) in/ (the) region beyond
נַהֲרָ֑/ה	na.ha.Rah/'	H5103	ANp/Td	river/ the
עַל	'al-	H5922	AR	to
דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ	da.re.Ya.vesh	H1868	ANp	Darius
מַלְכָּֽ/א	mal.Ka/'	H4430	ANcmsd/Td	king/ the

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H104 — אִגְּרָא (ʼiggᵉrâʼ, ig-er-aw'): (Aramaic) of Persian origin; an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman); letter.
• H671 — אֲפַרְסְכַי (ʼĂpharçᵉkay, af-ar-sek-ah'ee): (Aramaic) or אֲפַרְסַתְכַי; (Aramaic), of foreign origin (only in the plural); an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe; Apharsachites, Apharasthchites.
• H1868 — דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ (Dârᵉyâvêsh, daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'): (Aramaic) corresponding to דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ; {Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}; Darius.
• H3675 — כְּנָת (kᵉnâth, ken-awth'): (Aramaic) corresponding to כְּנָת; {a colleague (as having the same title)}; companion.
• H4430 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): (Aramaic) corresponding to מֶלֶךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H5103 — נְהַר (nᵉhar, neh-har'): (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to נָהַר; a river, especially the Euphrates; river, stream.
• H5675 — עֲבַר (ʻăbar, ab-ar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to עֵבֶר; {properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)}; beyond, this side.
• H5922 — עַל (ʻal, al): (Aramaic) corresponding to עַל; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.
• H6347 — פֶּחָה (pechâh, peh-khaw'): (Aramaic) corresponding to פֶּחָה; {a prefect (of a city or small district)}; captain, governor.
• H6573 — פַּרְשֶׁגֶן (parshegen, par-sheh'-ghen): (Aramaic) corresponding to פַּרְשֶׁגֶן; {a transcript}; copy.
• H7972 — שְׁלַח (shᵉlach, shel-akh'): (Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁלַח; {to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}; put, send.
• H8370 — שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי (Shᵉthar Bôwzᵉnay, sheth-ar' bo-zen-ah'-ee): of foreign derivation; Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer; Shetharboznai.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1768 — דִּי (dîy, dee): (Aramaic) apparently for דָּא; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of; [idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.
• H8674 — תַּתְּנַי (Tattᵉnay, tat-ten-ah'-ee): of foreign derivation; Tattenai, a Persian; Tatnai.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Apharsachites — Ezra 4:9, Ezra 6:6
• copy — Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:23

Reciprocal references (5): Ezra 4:7, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 6:13, Ezra 7:11, Ezra 8:36

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DARIUS
• Torrey’s: TEMPLE, THE SECOND
• Nave’s: APHARSACHITES, GOVERNMENT, LIBERALITY, SHETHAR-BOZNAI, TATNAI, TEMPLE

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