During the time of King Artaxerxes of Persia,[a](A) Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic(B) and translated.[b][c]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 4:7 Artaxerxes reigned 465–425 b.c.
  2. Ezra 4:7 Lit translated. Aramaic:
  3. Ezra 4:7 Ezr 4:8–6:18 is written in Aram.

The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic[a](A) begins here): “May the king live forever.(B) Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:4 Dn 2:4–7:28 is written in Aram.

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