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Ezra 5:6

Ezra 5:6
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river,.... Which is thought by some to be one…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Apharsachites, like Apharsites, and Apharsathchites Ezr 4:9, are thought by some to be forms of the word “Persians,” which is applied here generally to the foreign settlers in Samaria. (Others…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezra 5:3-17

We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it seems, they had upon them, and no sooner did the Spirit of God stir up the friends…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Tatnai, the governor onthis side the river R.V. Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, and Shethar-bozenai. See note on Ezr 5:3.

the Apharsachites, whichwere onthis side the river R.V. the…

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