Verse 3
Ezra 7:3
Free Bible Version
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son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֶּן אֲמַרְיָ֥ה בֶן עֲזַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן מְרָיֽוֹת
English Translation
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
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After all this, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra arrived from Babylon. He was the...
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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 arrived from Babylon, and was a scribe who was an expert in the Law of Moses, which the Lo...
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In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes Ezra left for Jerusalem, accompanied by some of the people of...
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He had started the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerus...
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For Ezra had committed himself to gaining insights from the Law of the Lord, wanting to practice it...
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This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, who had studied the...
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“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God (Elohim) of heaven:...
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I hereby issue this decree: Any of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom wh...
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You are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to investigate the situation in Judah and Je...
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We also instruct you to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have volu...
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together with all the silver and gold you may receive from the province of Babylon, as well as the v...
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You are to use this money first to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as necessary, along with their...
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Then you and those with you may decide to use the rest of the silver and gold in whatever way you th...
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If there is anything else required for the Temple of your God (Elohim) that you have to provide, you...
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I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers west of the Euphrates should provide whatever Ezr...
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up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred cors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundr...
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Make sure you provide in full whatever the God (Elohim) of heaven requires for his Temple, for why s...
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Also be aware that all of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Temple servants, or other work...
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You, Ezra, are to follow the wisdom of your God (Elohim) which you possess, shall appoint magistrate...
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Anyone who does not keep the law of your God (Elohim) and the law of the king, will be severely puni...
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Praise the Lord, the God (Elohim) of our forefathers, who put into the king's mind to honor the Lord...
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and who has shown me such kindness by honoring me before the king, his counselors, and all his high...
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