H4430–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

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

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.

מַלְכָּ֑א (מַלְכָּ֑) mal.Ka “king”

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

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

Be it known therefore unto the king, that, if this city be built and the walls be completed, they will not pay tribute, tax, and toll, and in the end it will bring damage to the kings.

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

Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;

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

that search may be made in the book of the annals of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the annals and know that this city is a rebellious city, which has done damage to kings and provinces, and that they have raised sedition within the same of old time, for which cause this city was destroyed.

מַלְכִין֙ mal.Khin “<of> kings”

We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (מַלְכָּ֔) mal.Ka “king”

The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and the other places beyond the river: Peace, and so forth.

מַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”

And I gave orders, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city of old time has made insurrection against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been raised therein.

מַלְכִ֖ין mal.Khin “kings”

And there have been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all beyond the river; and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.

וּמַלְכִ֣ין (מַלְכִ֣ין) mal.Khin “kings”

and take heed that ye fail not to do this: why should harm grow to the damage of the kings?

מַלְכִֽין׃ mal.Khin “kings”

As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them 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 Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were on this side the river, sent to Darius the king.

מַלְכָּֽא׃ (מַלְכָּֽ) mal.Ka “king”

They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace!

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work is being carried on with diligence, and prospers in their hand.

לְמַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago; and a great king of Israel built and completed it.

וּמֶ֤לֶךְ (מֶ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “a king”

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

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, king Cyrus gave orders to build this house of God.

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

And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was at Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did king Cyrus take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he had appointed governor.

מַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”

And now, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that orders were given by king Cyrus 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 king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

In the first year of king Cyrus, king Cyrus made a decree [ergänzt: concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be built for a place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be solidly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits,

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

[ergänzt: with] three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:

מַלְכָּ֖א (מַלְכָּ֖) mal.Ka “king”

Moreover, I give orders what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews, for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be diligently given to these men, that they be not hindered.

מַלְכָּ֗א (מַלְכָּ֗) mal.Ka “king”