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The copy of the letter to King Artaxerxes from the people beyond the River

강 서편에 있는 신복들이 아닥사스다왕에게 올린 글의 초본

Ezra 4:11–16: the text says, “This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people beyond the River. Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls and repaired the foundations. Be it known now to the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings. Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king, that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this city was destroyed. We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond the River.” These verses do not name the senders (“that they sent”). Where WEB reads “have finished the walls and repaired the foundations” (4:12), the Korean Revised Version reads 이미 그 지대를 수축하고 성곽을 건축하오니 (they have already repaired the foundations and are building the walls).

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EZR 4:11–16, engwebp
¹¹This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people beyond the River.
¹²Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls and repaired the foundations.
¹³Be it known now to the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.
¹⁴Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king,
¹⁵that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this city was destroyed.
¹⁶We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond the River.
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Evidence: Ezra 4:11–16

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Entry: The copy of the letter to King Artaxerxes from the people beyond the River (event-ezr-4-the-copy-of-the-letter-to-king-artaxerxes)
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Current wording: Ezra 4:11–16: the text says, “This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people beyond the River. Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls and repaired the foundations. Be it known now to the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings. Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king, that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this city was destroyed. We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond the River.” These verses do not name the senders (“that they sent”). Where WEB reads “have finished the walls and repaired the foundations” (4:12), the Korean Revised Version reads 이미 그 지대를 수축하고 성곽을 건축하오니 (they have already repaired the foundations and are building the walls).
Cited evidence: EZR 4:11–16, engwebp
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