Ezra 4:18
Good News Translation
"The letter which you sent has been translated and read to me.

New Revised Standard Version
the letter that you sent to us has been read in translation before me.

Contemporary English Version
After your letter was translated and read to me,

New American Bible
The communication which you sent us has been read in translation in my presence.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,

Context
The Decree of Artaxerxes
17The king sent word to Reum Beelteem and Samsai the scribe, and to the rest that were in their council, inhabitants of Samaria, and to the rest beyond the river, sending greeting and peace. 18The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me,19And I commanded: and search hath been made, and it is found, that this city of old time hath rebelled against kings, and seditions and wars have been raised therein.…
Cross References
Ezra 4:17
The king sent word to Reum Beelteem and Samsai the scribe, and to the rest that were in their council, inhabitants of Samaria, and to the rest beyond the river, sending greeting and peace.

Ezra 4:19
And I commanded: and search hath been made, and it is found, that this city of old time hath rebelled against kings, and seditions and wars have been raised therein.

Nehemiah 8:8
And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.

Ezra 4:17
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