Ezra 4:23

אֱדַ֙יִן֙ מִן דִּ֣י פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֣א דִ֣י אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא֩ מַלְכָּ֨א קֱרִ֜י קֳדָ֣ם רְח֥וּם וְשִׁמְשַׁ֛י סָפְרָ֖א וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן אֲזַ֤לוּ בִבְהִילוּ֙ לִירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם עַל יְהוּדָיֵ֔א וּבַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּאֶדְרָ֥ע וְחָֽיִל׃

ʾedayin min diy parshegen nishtvanaʾ diy ʾartaḥshashtʾ malkaʾ qeriy qodam rḥvm vshimshay sapraʾ vknavathvon ʾazalv bibhiylv liyrvshlem ʿal yhvdayeʾ vbaṭilv himvo bʾedraʿ vḥayil

King James Version (KJV)

Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

Modern English

Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease.

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