9. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 4:9:1 ⧉אֱדַ֜יִןedayinthen Ezra 4:9:2 ⧉רְח֣וּםrekhumRehum Ezra 4:9:3 ⧉בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗םbeelteemthe commander Ezra 4:9:4 ⧉וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙veshimshaiand Shimshai Ezra 4:9:5 ⧉סָֽפְרָ֔אsafrathe scribe Ezra 4:9:6 ⧉וּשְׁאָ֖רushearand the rest Ezra 4:9:7 ⧉כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹןkenavathonof their associates Ezra 4:9:8 ⧉דִּ֠ינָיֵאdinayethe judges Ezra 4:9:9 ⧉וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞אvaafarsatkhayeand the governors Ezra 4:9:10 ⧉טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣אtarpelayethe officials Ezra 4:9:11 ⧉אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗אafarsayethe Persians Ezra 4:9:12 ⧉ארכויarkhoythe men of Erech Ezra 4:9:13 ⧉אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤אarkevayethe men of Erech Ezra 4:9:14 ⧉בָבְלָיֵא֙vavlayethe Babylonians Ezra 4:9:15 ⧉שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔אshushankhayethe men of Susa Ezra 4:9:16 ⧉דהואdehuthat is Ezra 4:9:17 ⧉דֶּהָיֵ֖אdehayethe Elamites Ezra 4:9:18 ⧉עֵלְמָיֵֽא׃elmayethe Elamites |
9. Formal Translation This was written by Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe, together with the rest of their associates—the judges, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susa-ites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites. |
9. Dynamic Translation The letter came from Rehum the commander and Shimshai the secretary, along with the rest of their colleagues—the judges, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susa-ites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites. |