Ezra 4:10 and the rest7606 of the nations524 which1768 the great7229 and honorable3358 Osnappar620 deported1541 and settled3488 in the city7149 of Samaria8115, and in the rest7606 of the region5675 beyond5675 the River5103. Now3706
Ezra 4:12 let it be known3046 to the king4430 that the Jews3062 who1768 came5559b up from you have come858 to us at Jerusalem3390; they are rebuilding1124 the rebellious4779a and evil873 city7149 and are finishing3635 the walls7792 and repairing2338 the foundations787.
Ezra 4:13 "Now3705 let it be known3046 to the king4430, that if2006 that city7149 is rebuilt1124 and the walls7792 are finished3635, they will not pay5415 tribute4061, custom1093 or toll1983, and it will damage5142 the revenue674 of the kings4430.
Ezra 4:15 so1768 that a search1240 may be made5648 in the record1799b books5609 of your fathers2. And you will discover7912 in the record1799b books5609 and learn3046 that that city7149 is a rebellious4779a city7149 and damaging5142 to kings4430 and provinces4083, and that they have incited5648 revolt849 within1459 it in past5957 days3118; therefore5922,1836 that city7149 was laid2718 waste2718.
Ezra 4:16 "We inform3046 the king4430 that if2006 that city7149 is rebuilt1124 and the walls7792 finished3635, as a result6903 you will have383 no3809 possession2508 in the province beyond5675 the River5103."
Ezra 4:19 "A decree2942 has been issued7761 by me, and a search1240 has been made1240 and it has been discovered7912 that that city7149 has risen5376 up against5922 the kings4430 in past5957 days3118, that rebellion4776 and revolt849 have been perpetrated5957 in it,
Ezra 4:21 "So, now3705 issue7761 a decree2942 to make these479 men1400 stop989work, that this1791 city7149 may not be rebuilt1124 until5704 a decree2942 is issued7761 by me.