To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the region beyond the River, ^[a]and so forth:

To Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the remainder beyond the River:

Peace, ^[a]and so forth.

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To Ezra the priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven:

Perfect peace, ^(B)and^[b] so forth.