Now this is the copy
parshegen (par-sheh'-ghen)
of foreign origin; a transcript -- copy.
of the letter
nishtvan (nish-tev-awn')
an epistle -- letter.
that the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Artaxerxes
'Artachshashta' (ar-takh-shash-taw')
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings -- Artaxerxes.
gave
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
unto Ezra
`Ezra' (ez-raw')
Ezra, an Israelite -- Ezra.
the priest
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
the scribe
caphar (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
even a scribe
caphar (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
of the words
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the commandments
mitsvah (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
of the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and of his statutes
choq (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
to Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
