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13 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!(A)

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13 Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew,(A) “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!(B)

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And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam and Mithredath and Tabeel and the rest of their associates wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia; the letter was written in Aramaic and translated.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.7 Heb adds in Aramaic, indicating that 4.8–6.18 is in Aramaic. Another interpretation is The letter was written in the Aramaic script and set forth in the Aramaic language

And in the days of Artaxerxes(A) king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic script and in the Aramaic(B) language.[a][b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 4:7 Or written in Aramaic and translated
  2. Ezra 4:7 The text of 4:8–6:18 is in Aramaic.