6. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 5:6:1 ⧉פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןparshegencopy Ezra 5:6:2 ⧉אִ֠גַּרְתָּאiggartaletter Ezra 5:6:3 ⧉דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞חdishelakhthat he sent Ezra 5:6:4 ⧉תַּתְּנַ֣יtattenaiTattenai Ezra 5:6:5 ⧉פַּחַ֣תpakhatgovernor Ezra 5:6:6 ⧉עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֗הavarnaharaBeyond-the-River Ezra 5:6:7 ⧉וּשְׁתַ֤רushetarand Shethar Ezra 5:6:8 ⧉בּוֹזְנַי֙boznaiBozenai Ezra 5:6:9 ⧉וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּukhenavatehand his associates Ezra 5:6:10 ⧉אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔אafarsekhayeofficials Ezra 5:6:11 ⧉דִּ֖יdiwho Ezra 5:6:12 ⧉בַּעֲבַ֣רbaavarin Beyond Ezra 5:6:13 ⧉נַהֲרָ֑הnaharathe River Ezra 5:6:14 ⧉עַל־דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁaldaryaveshto Darius Ezra 5:6:15 ⧉מַלְכָּֽא׃malkathe king |
6. Formal Translation This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Bozenai with his companions, the Apharsachites who were in the province beyond the River, sent to King Darius. |
6. Dynamic Translation This is the official record of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the territories west of the Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and his companions—the Apharsachites who were in that region—sent to Darius. |