एज्रा 4:14
हम लोग तो राजमन्दिर का नमक खाते हैं और उचित नहीं कि राजा का अनादर हमारे देखते हो, इस कारण हम यह चिट्ठी भेज कर राजा को चिता देते हैं।
| Now | כְּעַ֗ן | kĕʿan | keh-AN |
| because | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| קֳבֵל֙ | qŏbēl | koh-VALE | |
| we have | דִּֽי | dî | dee |
| maintenance | מְלַ֤ח | mĕlaḥ | meh-LAHK |
| הֵֽיכְלָא֙ | hêkĕlāʾ | hay-heh-LA | |
| palace, king's the from | מְלַ֔חְנָא | mĕlaḥnāʾ | meh-LAHK-na |
| and it was not | וְעַרְוַ֣ת | wĕʿarwat | veh-ar-VAHT |
| meet | מַלְכָּ֔א | malkāʾ | mahl-KA |
| see to us for | לָ֥א | lāʾ | la |
| the king's | אֲֽרִֽיךְ | ʾărîk | UH-REEK |
| dishonour, | לַ֖נָא | lanāʾ | LA-na |
| therefore | לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א | lĕmeḥĕzēʾ | leh-meh-hay-ZAY |
| עַ֨ל | ʿal | al | |
| sent we have | דְּנָ֔ה | dĕnâ | deh-NA |
| and certified | שְׁלַ֖חְנָא | šĕlaḥnāʾ | sheh-LAHK-na |
| the king; | וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא | wĕhôdaʿnāʾ | veh-hoh-DA-na |
| לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ | lĕmalkāʾ | leh-mahl-KA |