Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow">3117 [e] וּבִימֵ֣י ū-ḇî-mê And in the days Conj-w, Prep-b | N-mpc 1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC">783 [e] אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא ’ar-taḥ-šaś-tā, of Artaxerxes N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing">3789 [e] כָּתַ֨ב kā-ṯaḇ wrote V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1) a Persian officer in Palestine in the time of Ezra">1312 [e] בִּשְׁלָ֜ם biš-lām Bishlam N-proper-ms 1) treasurer of king Cyrus of Persia 2) a Persian officer stationed at Samaria in the time of Artaxerxes">4990 [e] מִתְרְדָ֤ת miṯ-rə-ḏāṯ Mithredath N-proper-ms 1) a man whose son was either in the army of Pekah or the army of Rezin and whom Pekah and Rezin proposed to make king of Israel Tabeel = 'God is good' 2) an officer of the Persian government in Samaria in the reign of Artaxerxes">2870 [e] טָֽבְאֵל֙ ṭā-ḇə-’êl Tabel N-proper-ms 7605 [e] וּשְׁאָ֣ר ū-šə-’ār and the rest Conj-w | N-msc   [כנותו] [kə-nā-wō-ṯōw of Noun - masculine plural construct :: third person masculine singular N-mpc | 3ms   ḵ]   3674 [e] (כְּנָוֺתָ֔יו) (kə-nā-wō-ṯāw, their companions N-mpc | 3ms   q)   1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- to Prep   [ארתחששתא] [’ar-taḥ-šaś-tā Artaxerxes Noun - proper - masculine singular N-proper-ms   ḵ]   1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC">783 [e] (אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ) (’ar-taḥ-šaśt Artaxerxes N-proper-ms   q)   4428 [e] מֶ֣לֶךְ me-leḵ king N-msc 1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian = see Persia 'pure' or 'splendid' 2) the people of the Persian empire">6539 [e] פָּרָ֑ס pā-rās; of Persia N-proper-fs 1a) register, enrolment, roll 1b) mode of writing, character, letter 1c) letter, document, a writing 1d) a written edict 1d1) of royal enactment 1d2) of divine authority">3791 [e] וּכְתָב֙ ū-ḵə-ṯāḇ and Conj-w | N-msc 5406 [e] הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן han-niš-tə-wān, the letter Art | N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing">3789 [e] כָּת֥וּב kā-ṯūḇ [was] written V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms 1) the language of Aram, Aramaic">762 [e] אֲרָמִ֖ית ’ă-rā-mîṯ in Aramaic [script] N-proper-fs 8638 [e] וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם ū-mə-ṯur-gām and translated Conj-w | V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms 1) the language of Aram, Aramaic">762 [e] אֲרָמִֽית׃ ’ă-rā-mîṯ. into the Aramaic [language] N-proper-fs   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the text of the letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.

King James Bible
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
During the time of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated.

A.M.

Bishlam. or, in peace. companions. Heb. societies

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