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Ezra 4:18
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Christian Standard Bible®
The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
Hebrew Names Version
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
King James Version
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
English Standard Version
the letter that you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
the letter that you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
New Century Version
The letter you sent to us has been translated and read to me.
The letter you sent to us has been translated and read to me.
New English Translation
The letter you sent to us has been translated and read in my presence.
The letter you sent to us has been translated and read in my presence.
Amplified Bible
The document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
The document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
New American Standard Bible
the document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
the document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
World English Bible
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The letter which yee sent vnto vs, hath bene openly read before me,
The letter which yee sent vnto vs, hath bene openly read before me,
Legacy Standard Bible
the document which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
the document which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
Berean Standard Bible
The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
Contemporary English Version
After your letter was translated and read to me,
After your letter was translated and read to me,
Complete Jewish Bible
"The letter you sent us has now been translated for me.
"The letter you sent us has now been translated for me.
Darby Translation
The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly.
The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly.
Easy-to-Read Version
The letter you sent us has been translated and read to me.
The letter you sent us has been translated and read to me.
George Lamsa Translation
When the letter which you sent to us arrived it was plainly read before me,
When the letter which you sent to us arrived it was plainly read before me,
Good News Translation
"The letter which you sent has been translated and read to me.
"The letter which you sent has been translated and read to me.
Lexham English Bible
the letter that you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
the letter that you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
Literal Translation
the letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
the letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The letter which ye sent vnto vs, hath bene opely red before me,
The letter which ye sent vnto vs, hath bene opely red before me,
American Standard Version
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
Bible in Basic English
And now the sense of the letter which you sent to us has been made clear to me,
And now the sense of the letter which you sent to us has been made clear to me,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The letter which ye sent vnto vs, hath ben openly read before me.
The letter which ye sent vnto vs, hath ben openly read before me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
the letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
King James Version (1611)
The letter, which ye sent vnto vs, hath bene plainly read before me.
The letter, which ye sent vnto vs, hath bene plainly read before me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The tribute-gatherer whom ye sent to us, has been called before me.
The tribute-gatherer whom ye sent to us, has been called before me.
English Revised Version
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The accusyng, which ye senten to vs, was red opynli bifor me;
The accusyng, which ye senten to vs, was red opynli bifor me;
Update Bible Version
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
Webster's Bible Translation
The letter which ye sent to us hath been plainly read before me.
The letter which ye sent to us hath been plainly read before me.
New King James Version
The letter which you sent to us has been clearly read before me.
The letter which you sent to us has been clearly read before me.
New Living Translation
"The letter you sent has been translated and read to me.
"The letter you sent has been translated and read to me.
New Life Bible
The letter you sent to us has been put into our language and read to me.
The letter you sent to us has been put into our language and read to me.
New Revised Standard
the letter that you sent to us has been read in translation before me.
the letter that you sent to us has been read in translation before me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The letter which ye sent unto us, was distinctly read before me;
The letter which ye sent unto us, was distinctly read before me;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,
The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,
Revised Standard Version
the letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
the letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.
Young's Literal Translation
The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,
The letter that ye sent unto us, explained, hath been read before me,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
the document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
Contextual Overview
17The king sent his reply to Rehum the commanding officer, Shimshai the secretary, and the rest of their associates who lived in Samaria and other places beyond the Euphrates. Peace be with you. The letter that you sent has been translated and read to me. I gave orders to search the records, and sure enough it turns out that this city has revolted against kings time and again—rebellion is an old story there. I find that they've had their share of strong kings who have taken over beyond the Euphrates and exacted taxes, tribute, and duty. So do this: Order these men to stop work immediately—not a lick of rebuilding in that city unless I order it. Act quickly and firmly; they've done enough damage to kings! 23 The letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates. They lost no time. They went to the Jews in Jerusalem and made them quit work. 24 That put a stop to the work on The Temple of God in Jerusalem. Nothing more was done until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 5:21
When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he had Methuselah. Enoch walked steadily with God. After he had Methuselah, he lived another 300 years, having more sons and daughters. Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he had Methuselah. Enoch walked steadily with God. After he had Methuselah, he lived another 300 years, having more sons and daughters. Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
Genesis 36:2
Esau married women of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; and Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
Esau married women of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; and Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The letter which ye sent unto us,.... The plural number is used, being now become courtly for kings thus to speak of themselves:
hath been plainly before me; by such that understood both the Syrian and Persian languages; the letter was written in the Syrian language, and the king being a Persian, it was necessary it should be interpreted and explained to him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hath been ... read - It is doubtful if the Persian monarchs could ordinarily read. At any rate, it was their habit to have documents read to them (compare Esther 6:1). This is still the ordinary practice in Eastern courts.
