Province Beyond the River

15-EZR/04.usfm

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 \v 10 and they were joined by the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal forced to settle in Samaria, along with the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River.
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-\v 11 This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: "Your servants, men across the river, write this:
+\v 11 This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: "Your servants, men of the Province Beyond the River, write this:
 \v 12 Let the king know that the Jews who went from you have come against us in Jerusalem to build a rebellious city. They have completed the walls and repaired the foundations.
 
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 \v 14 Surely because we have eaten the palace salt, it is not fitting for us to see any dishonor happen to the king. It is because of this that we are informing the king
 \v 15 to search your father's record and to verify that this is a rebellious city that will harm kings and provinces. It has caused many problems to the kings and provinces. It has been a center for rebellion from long ago. It was for this reason that the city was destroyed.
-\v 16 We are informing the king that if this city and wall are built, then there will be nothing remaining for you beyond the great river, the Euphrates."
+\v 16 We are informing the king that if this city and wall are built, then there will be nothing remaining for you in the Province Beyond the River."
 
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-\v 17 So the king sent out a reply to Rehum and Shimshai and their companions in Samaria and the rest who were beyond the River: "May peace be yours.
+\v 17 So the king sent out a reply to Rehum and Shimshai and their companions in Samaria and the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River: "May peace be yours.
 \v 18 The letter that you sent me has been translated and read to me.
 \v 19 So I ordered an investigation and discovered that in previous days they had rebelled and revolted against kings.
 
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-\v 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and had power over everything beyond the River. Tribute and taxes were paid to them.
+\v 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and had power over everything in the Province Beyond the River. Tribute and taxes were paid to them.
 \v 21 Now, make a decree for these men to stop and not build this city until I make a decree.
 \v 22 Be careful not to neglect this. Why allow this threat to grow and cause more loss for the royal interests?
 

15-EZR/05.usfm

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-\v 6 This was the letter of Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and their fellow officials to Darius the king.
+\v 6 This was the letter of Tattenai, governor of the Province Beyond the River, and Shethar Bozenai and his their fellow officials in the Province Beyond the River was sent to Darius the king.
 \v 7 They sent a report, writing this to King Darius, "May all peace be yours.
 
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15-EZR/06.usfm

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-\v 6 Now Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and your fellow officials who are beyond the River, keep away.
+\v 6 Now Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, Shethar Bozenai, and your fellow officials who are in the Province Beyond the River, keep away!
 \v 7 Leave the work of this house of God alone. The governor and Jewish elders will build this house of God at that place.
 
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 \v 12 May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree, or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, am ordering this. Let it be done with diligence!"
 
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-\v 13 Then Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and their companions did everything that King Darius had ordered.
+\v 13 Then because of the decree sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, and Shethar Bozenai and his companions did everything that King Darius had ordered.
 \v 14 So the Jewish elders built in the way that Haggai and Zechariah had instructed by prophesying. They built it according to the decree of the God of Israel and Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
 \v 15 The house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of King Darius' reign.
 

15-EZR/07.usfm

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 \v 20 Anything else that is needed for the house of your God that you require, take its cost from my treasury.
 
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-\v 21 I, King Artaxerxes, make a decree to all the treasurers beyond the River, that anything that Ezra asks from you should be given in full,
+\v 21 I, King Artaxerxes, make a decree to all the treasurers in the Province Beyond the River, that anything that Ezra asks from you should be given in full,
 \v 22 up to one hundred silver talents, one hundred cors of grain, one hundred baths of wine, and one hundred baths of oil, also salt without limit.
 \v 23 Anything that comes from the decree of the God of Heaven, do it with devotion for his house. For why should his wrath come upon the kingdom of me and my sons?
 
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 \v 24 We are informing them about you not to impose any tribute or taxes on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, or on the people assigned to the service of the temple and servants of the house of this God.
 
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-\v 25 Ezra, with the wisdom that God has given you, you must appoint judges and discerning men to serve all the people beyond the River, and to serve anyone who knows the law of your God. You must also teach those who do not know the law.
+\v 25 Ezra, with the wisdom that God has given you, you must appoint judges and discerning men to serve all the people in the Province Beyond the River, and to serve anyone who knows the law of your God. You must also teach those who do not know the law.
 \v 26 Punish anyone who does not fully obey God's law or the king's law, whether by death, banishment, confiscation of their goods, or imprisonment."
 
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15-EZR/08.usfm

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 \v 35 The ones who came back from the captivity, the people of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All were a burnt offering for Yahweh.
-\v 36 Then they gave the king's decrees to the king's high officials and the governors beyond the River, and they helped the people and God's house."
+\v 36 Then they gave the king's decrees to the king's high officials and the governors in the Province Beyond the River, and they helped the people and God's house."

16-NEH/02.usfm

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 \v 6 The king replied to me (and the queen was also sitting beside him), "How long shall you be away and when will you return?" The king was glad to send me when I gave him the dates.
 
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-\v 7 Then I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors beyond the River, so that they may permit me to pass through their territories on my way to Judah.
+\v 7 Then I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors in the Province Beyond the River, so that they may permit me to pass through their territories on my way to Judah.
 \v 8 May there also be a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, so that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress next to the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house in which I will live."
 \p So because the good hand of God was on me, the king granted me my requests.
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-\v 9 I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
+\v 9 I came to the governors in the Province Beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
 \v 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, they were greatly displeased that someone had come who was seeking to help the people of Israel.
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 \v 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.