NASB
"the document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me."
— Ezra 4:18, NASB
“The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.”
“The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. ”
“The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.”
“The letter you sent to us has been translated and read in my presence.”
“The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,”
“And now the sense of the letter which you sent to us has been made clear to me,”
“The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.”
so that a search may be made in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste.
"We inform the king that if that city is rebuilt and the walls finished, as a result you will have no possession in the province beyond the River."
Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and in the rest of the provinces beyond the River: "Peace. And now
the document which you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
"A decree has been issued by me, and a search has been made and it has been discovered that that city has risen up against the kings in past days, that rebellion and revolt have been perpetrated in it,
that mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces beyond the River, and that tribute, custom and toll were paid to them.
"So, now issue a decree to make these men stop work, that this city may not be rebuilt until a decree is issued by me.