H4430–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”

Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful unto the kings.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכִ֖ים mal.Khim “kings”

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ (מַלְכָּֽ) mal.Ka “king”

that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

מַלְכִין֙ mal.Khin “<of> kings”

We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

[ergänzt: 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 in the rest [ergänzt: of the country] beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.

מַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”

And I decreed, 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.

מַלְכִ֖ין mal.Khin “kings”

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all [ergänzt: the country] beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid unto them.

וּמַלְכִ֣ין (מַלְכִ֣ין) mal.Khin “kings”

And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

מַלְכִֽין׃ mal.Khin “kings”

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

מַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent unto Darius the king;

מַלְכָּֽא׃ (מַלְכָּֽ) mal.Ka “king”

they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace.

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goeth on with diligence and prospereth in their hands.

לְמַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.

וּמֶ֤לֶךְ (מֶ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “a king”

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

מַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

מַלְכָּ֣א (מַלְכָּ֣) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֣א (מַלְכָּ֣) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֙ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּ֛א (מַלְכָּ֛) mal.Ka “king”

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

מַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”מַלְכָּא֮ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”

with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house.

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence unto these men, that they be not hindered.

מַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”