The Church Fathers on this verse

Ezra 4:9Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe and the rest of their counsellors, the Dinites, and the Apharsathacites, the Therphalites, the Apharsites, the Erchuites, the Babylonians, the Susanechites, the Dievites, and the Elamites,

Douay-Rheims

אֱדַ֜יִן רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א וּשְׁאָ֖ר כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן דִּ֠ינָיֵא וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א ארכוי אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א בָבְלָיֵא֙ שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔א דהוא דֶּהָיֵ֖א עֵלְמָיֵֽא׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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John Chrysostom

4th centuryChurch Father

The Samites, the Pharaohites, the princes of Assyria, and others were considered uncivilized, as indicated by their names; they lived in ways that were vastly different from the Jews and were opposed to the idea of neighboring nations becoming more powerful, fearing that the strength of these nations might eventually overshadow their own.

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