This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, From your servants the men beyond the River.
Parallel translations
- KJV This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
- BSB (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
- NKJV (This is a copy of the letter that they sent him) To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the region beyond the River, and so forth:
- NASB this is a copy of the letter which they sent to him: “To King Artaxerxes: Your servants, the men of the region beyond the Euphrates River; and now
- NLT This is a copy of their letter: “To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.
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