Ezra 5:6

This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
Ezra 5:6
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Original language (Aramaic)

פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן אִ֠גַּרְתָּא דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞ח תַּתְּנַ֣י׀ פַּחַ֣ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֗ה וּשְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּ אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה עַל־דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃

  1. פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.gen“<the> copy of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from פַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן · “copy” · Strong's H6573
  2. אִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'“letter the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אִגְּרָא · “letter” · Strong's H0104
  3. דִּֽי־di-“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  4. שְׁלַ֞חshe.Lach“he sent”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁלַח · “to send” · Strong's H7972
  5. תַּתְּנַ֣י׀ta.te.Nai“Tattenai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from תַּתְּנַי · “Tattenai” · Strong's H8674
  6. פַּחַ֣תpa.Chat“[the] governor of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from פֶּחָה · “governor” · Strong's H6347
  7. עֲבַֽר־'a.var-“[the] region beyond”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֲבַר · “beyond” · Strong's H5675
  8. נַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'“river the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from נְהַר · “River” · Strong's H5103G
  9. וּשְׁתַ֤רu.she.Tar“and Shethar-”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי · “Shethar-bozenai” · Strong's H8370
  10. בּוֹזְנַי֙boz.Nai“Bozenai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי · “Shethar-bozenai” · Strong's H8370
  11. וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּu.khe.Na.va.Teh“and associates his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כְּנָת · “associate” · Strong's H3675
  12. אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.Far.se.kha.Ye'“officials the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא · “governors” · Strong's H0671A
  13. דִּ֖יdi“who”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  14. בַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.Var“[were] in [the] region beyond”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֲבַר · “beyond” · Strong's H5675
  15. נַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'“river the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from נְהַר · “River” · Strong's H5103G
  16. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  17. דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.vesh“Darius”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ · “Darius” · Strong's H1868G
  18. מַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)