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Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, as follows--

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Rehum a Pers. official Noun H7348 רְח֣וּם re·chum
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the commander owner, lord Noun H1169 בְּעֵל־ be·'el-
and Shimshai a scribe who opposed Isr. Noun H8124 וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ ve·shim·shai
the scribe a secretary, scribe Noun H5613 סָֽפְרָ֔א sa·fe·ra,
wrote to write Verb H3790 כְּתַ֛בוּ ke·ta·vu
a letter a letter Noun H104 אִגְּרָ֥ה ig·ge·rah
against upon, over, above Prepostion H5922 עַל־ al-
Jerusalem the capital city of all Isr. Noun H3390 יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם ye·ru·she·lem;
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to King king Noun H4430 מַלְכָּ֖א mal·ka
Artaxerxes, a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia Noun H783 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא le·'ar·tach·shas·te
as follows-- accordingly, as follows Adverb H3660 כְּנֵֽמָא׃ ke·ne·ma.

Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

People

Rehum

Rehum [N] [H] [S] merciful.  One of "the children of the province" who returned from the Captivity ( Ezra 2:2 ); the same as "Nehum" ( Nehemiah 7:7 ).    The "chancellor" of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews ( Ezra 4:8-24 ) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of Jerusalem.    A Levite ( Ne... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, as follows--
King James Bible Rehum the commander chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, as follows--Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Hebrew Greek English Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, as follows--