Ezra 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:”
Ezra 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows.”
Ezra 4:8 — World English Bible
Ezra 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:”
Ezra 4:8 — American Standard Version
Ezra 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:”
Ezra 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:”
Ezra 4:8 — Darby Translation
Ezra 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Rehum the chancelour, and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Ierusalem to Artahshashte the King, in this sort.”
Ezra 4:8 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 4:8 in Context — Ezra 4
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
What Does Ezra 4:8 Mean?
Ezra 4:8 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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