10 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and illustrious Ashurbanipal[a] deported and settled in the cities of Samaria(A) and the region west of the Euphrates River.(B)

11 This is the text of the letter they sent to him:

To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men from the region west of the Euphrates River:

12 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you have returned to us at Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and evil city, finishing its walls, and repairing its foundations.

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  1. 4:10 Lit Osnappar

10 and the other people whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal(A) deported and settled in the city of Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates.(B)

11 (This is a copy of the letter they sent him.)

To King Artaxerxes,

From your servants in Trans-Euphrates:

12 The king should know that the people who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring the walls and repairing the foundations.(C)

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