פִּתְגָמָ֞א שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְכָּ֗א עַל־רְח֤וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵם֙ וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י סָֽפְרָ֔א וּשְׁאָר֙ כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן דִּ֥י יָתְבִ֖ין בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן וּשְׁאָ֧ר עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁלָ֖ם וּכְעֶֽת׃ (ס)
Lalu raja mengirimkan jawaban kepada Rehum, sang penyusun surat, dan Simsai, sang juru tulis, serta kepada rekan-rekan mereka yang lain yang tinggal di Samaria dan di daerah-daerah lain di seberang Sungai, dan kepada Kenet: Salam!
Megillah
Shimshai kept on erasing and Gabriel kept on writing. Assi said: R. Shila, a man of K’far Temarta said: If a writing on earth which is for the benefit of Israel cannot be erased, how much less a writing in heaven!