qe.tsaph denotes the threatened anger that may come upon the king and his sons if the decree is not carried out.

The sole attested use presents qe.tsaph as anger threatened to come upon the king and his sons if what is decreed for the house of the God of heaven is not done exactly.

1. Threatened anger upon a kingdom · dominant

   In Ezra 7:23, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the warning that the decree be done exactly, lest this consequence come upon the kingdom of the king and his sons. The APB renders the clause, "lest wrath come upon the kingdom of the king and his sons."

   Ezra 7:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 7:23, the APB presents the warning with "wrath" coming upon the king's kingdom and his sons.