Ezra

Ezra 4:17

¹⁷Then the king sent this reply:

To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates:

Greetings.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the king	מַלְכָּ֗א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
sent	שְׁלַ֣ח	šə·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7972 send
this reply	פִּתְגָמָ֞א	piṯ·ḡā·mā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H6600 command, word, affair
To	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
Rehum	רְח֤וּם	rə·ḥūm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7348 Rechum
the commander	בְּעֵל־	bə·‘êl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1169 owner, lord
Shimshai	וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י	wə·šim·šay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8124 Shimshai
the scribe	סָֽפְרָ֔א	sā·p̄ə·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5613 secretary, scribe
and the rest	וּשְׁאָר֙	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7606 rest, remainder
of your associates	כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן	kə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wn	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3675 associate
living	יָתְבִ֖ין	yā·ṯə·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3488 sit, dwell
in Samaria	בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן	bə·šā·mə·rā·yin	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8115 Shomrain
and elsewhere	וּשְׁאָ֧ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7606 rest, remainder
in the region west	עֲבַֽר־	‘ă·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5675 region across, beyond
of the Euphrates	נַהֲרָ֛ה	na·hă·rāh	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5103 river
Greetings	שְׁלָ֖ם	šə·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H8001 welfare, prosperity

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.