Ezra 4:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.”
עֲבַר
{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)}
טְעֵם
command
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טְעֵם
properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)
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שְׁלַח
he sent
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שְׁלַח
{to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}
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רְחוּם
Rehum
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רְחוּם
Rechum, the name of a Persian and of three Israelites
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כְּנָת
associates/ their
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כְּנָת
{a colleague (as having the same title)}
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נְהַר
river/ the
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נְהַר
a river, especially the Euphrates
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פִּתְגָּם
word/ the
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פִּתְגָּם
a word, answer, letter or decree
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בְּעֵל
lord of
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בְּעֵל
{a master; hence, a husband,}
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סָפֵר
scribe/ the
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סָפֵר
a scribe (secular or sacred)
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יְתִב
were dwelling
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יְתִב
to sit or dwell
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שְׁלָם
peace
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שְׁלָם
prosperity
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מֶלֶךְ
king/ the
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מֶלֶךְ
a king
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