Ezra 4:18
16 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.
17 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.
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
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.
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 in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
Read in context