Bible in Basic English
"They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:"
— Ezra 5:7, Bible in Basic English
“They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.”
“they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace. ”
“they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace.”
“The report they sent to him was written as follows:“To King Darius: All greetings!”
Then they said these words to them: What are the names of the men who are at work on this building?
But the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.
This is a copy of the letter which Tattenai, the ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his friends the Apharsachites, living across the river, sent to Darius the king:
They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:
This is to give the king word that we went into the land of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is made of great stones, and has its walls supported with wood, and the work is going on with industry, and they are doing it well.
Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?
And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.