Verse 25
Ezra 7:25
New Living Translation
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“And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God (Elohim) has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God (Elohim)’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַ֣נְתְּ עֶזְרָ֗א כְּ/חָכְמַ֨ת אֱלָהָ֤/ךְ דִּֽי בִ/ידָ/ךְ֙ מֶ֣נִּי שָׁפְטִ֞ין וְ/דַיָּנִ֗ין דִּי לֶהֱוֺ֤ן דאנין דָּאיְנִין֙ לְ/כָל עַמָּ/ה֙ דִּ֚י בַּ/עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔/ה לְ/כָל יָדְעֵ֖י דָּתֵ֣י אֱלָהָ֑/ךְ וְ/דִ֧י לָ֦א יָדַ֖ע תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן
English Translation
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint judges and officers who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all those who know the laws of your God, and whoever does not know you shall teach them.
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Chapter 7 Context
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Many years later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He was...
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son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
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son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
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son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
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son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest.
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This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God (Elohim) of...
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Some of the people of Israel, as well as some of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and Tem...
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Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in August of that year.
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He had arranged to leave Babylon on April 8, the first day of the new year, and he arrived at Jerusa...
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This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the LORD and to teach those decree...
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King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied...
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“From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God (Elohim)...
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“I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may vol...
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I and my council of seven hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and...
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We also commission you to take with you silver and gold, which we are freely presenting as an offeri...
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“Furthermore, you are to take any silver and gold that you may obtain from the province of Babylon,...
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These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the app...
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Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is th...
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“But as for the cups we are entrusting to you for the service of the Temple of your God (Elohim), de...
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If you need anything else for your God (Elohim)’s Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it f...
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“I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the E...
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You are to give him up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gal...
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Be careful to provide whatever the God (Elohim) of heaven demands for his Temple, for why should we...
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I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Te...
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“And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God (Elohim) has given you to appoint magistrates and jud...
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Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God (Elohim) and the law of the king will be punished imm...
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Praise the LORD, the God (Elohim) of our ancestors, who made the king want to beautify the Temple of...
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And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his counc...
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