Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleRehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows: Young's Literal Translation {A7348.htm" title="{A7348">Rehum{A1169,A2942.htm" title="{A1169"> counsellor{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A8124.htm" title="{A8124"> Shimshai{A5613.htm" title="{A5613"> scribe{A3790.htm" title="{A3790"> have written{A2298.htm" title="{A2298"> a{A104.htm" title="{A104"> letter{A5922.htm" title="{A5922"> concerning{A3390.htm" title="{A3390"> Jerusalem{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A783.htm" title="{A783"> Artaxerxes{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A4430.htm" title="{A4430"> king{A3660.htm" title="{A3660">, thus: King James Bible Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: Hebrew Rehumרְח֣וּם (rə·ḥūm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7348: Rehum -- 'compassion', the name of several Israelites the commander בְּעֵל־ (bə·‘êl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1169: A master, a husband and Shimshai וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ (wə·šim·šay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8124: Shimshai -- a scribe who opposed Israel the scribe סָֽפְרָ֔א (sā·p̄ə·rā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 5613: A secretary, scribe wrote כְּתַ֛בוּ (kə·ṯa·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3790: To grave, to write a חֲדָ֖ה (ḥă·ḏāh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 2298: As card, one, single, first, at once letter אִגְּרָ֥ה (’ig·gə·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 104: An epistle against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5922: Above, over, upon, against Jerusalem יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (yə·rū·šə·lem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3390: Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel to King מַלְכָּ֖א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king Artaxerxes לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא (lə·’ar·taḥ·šaśt) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 783: Artaxerxes -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia as follows: כְּנֵֽמָא׃ (kə·nê·mā) Adverb Strong's 3660: Accordingly, as follows |