Ezra 4:18
16 We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
17 Then 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.
The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
19 I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.
20 And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
- KJV
- The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
- WEB
- The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
- ASV
- The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
- DARBY
- The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly.
- BLB
- the letter that you⁺ sent to us has been read clearly before me.
- ÅB
- Det brev dere har sendt til oss, er nøyaktig blitt lest opp for meg,
- OTB
- dokumentet dere sendte til oss, har blitt oversatt og lest for meg.
- B1930
- Det brev I har sendt til oss, er nøiaktig blitt lest op for mig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 8:8
So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
Read in context