Ezra 4:16 KJV
We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
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Cross References
- 2 Samuel 8:3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
- 1 Kings 4:24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
- Ezra 4:20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
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Topics
- Accusation, false Against Jews, returned under Ezra
- Artaxerxes Prohibits the rebuilding of Jerusalem
- Bishlam A Samaritan who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem
- Falsehood Samaritans, in their efforts to hinder the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem
- Israel, prophecies concerning Temple rebuilt and dedicated
- Malice Samaritans toward the Jews
- Persecution Of the Jews
- Persia Artaxerxes I
- Temple Restored by Zerubbabel
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible535 BC · The Foundation of the Second Temple
Aramaic and Strong’s
- We אֲנַחְנָה ʾănaḥnâ אֲנַחְנָא Pronoun · first person common plural
- certify מְהוֹדְעִין mĕhôdĕʿîn יְדַע Verb · haphel active participle, masculine plural
- the king לְמַלְכָּא lĕmalkāʾ מֶלֶךְ Object marker · with the
- that, if דִּי dî Relative הֵן hēn הֵן Conjunction
- this דָךְ dāk דֵּךְ Pronoun
- city קִרְיְתָא qiryĕtāʾ קִרְיָא Noun · feminine singular determined · with the
- be builded תִּתְבְּנֵא titbĕnēʾ בְּנָא Verb · hithpeel imperfect, third person feminine singular
- and the walls וְשׁוּרַיָּה wĕšûrayyâ שׁוּר Noun · masculine plural determined · with and, the
- thereof set up יִשְׁתַּכְלְלוּן yištaklĕlûn כְּלַל Verb · hishtaphel imperfect, third person masculine plural
- by this דְּנָה dĕnâ דֵּן Conjunction
- means לָקֳבֵל lāqŏbēl קְבֵל Conjunction
- thou shalt have אִיתַי ʾîtay אִיתַי Affirmation לָךְ lāk Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- no לָא lāʾ לָא Negative
- portion חֲלָק ḥălāq חֲלָק Noun · masculine singular
- on this side בַּעֲבַר baʿăbar עֲבַר Proper name · with preposition
- the river נַהֲרָא nahărāʾ נְהַר Proper name · with the
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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