11(This is a copy of the letter they sent him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men of Trans-Euphrates:


In Context

8 Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows:

9 Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary, together with the rest of their associates-the judges and officials over the men from Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,

10 and the other people whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the city of Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates.

11 (This is a copy of the letter they sent him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men of Trans-Euphrates:

12 The king should know that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring the walls and repairing the foundations.

13 Furthermore, the king should know that if this city is built and its walls are restored, no more taxes, tribute or duty will be paid, and the royal revenues will suffer.

Ezra 4:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:11This [is] the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, [even] unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:11(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:11This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11This 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:11This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men beyond the river, and so forth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him, even to Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side of the river, and at such a time.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11This is the copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11This is a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: 'Thy servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:11This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him, even to Artaxerxes the king; Your servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.