Commentary for Ezra 8:36
וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ ׀ אֶת־דָּתֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּפַחֲו֖וֹת עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר וְנִשְּׂא֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם וְאֶת־בֵּֽית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (ס)
And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River; and they furthered the people and the house of God.
Rashi on Ezra
And they gave the king’s decrees These returnees from exile related King Darius’s mandate to the officers of the king, those who see his face.
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and the governors Heb. וּפַחֲווֹת, like וְפַחוֹת.
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the land beyond the river those on the side of the land of Israel, who are considered as being beyond the river of the inhabitants of Babylon.
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and they exalted They were exalting and assisting.
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