Verse 28
Ezra 7:28
Geneva Bible
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And hath enclined mercy toward me, before the King and his counsellers, and before all the Kings mightie Princes: and I was comforted by the hand of the Lord my God (Elohim) which was vpon me, and I gathered the chiefe of Israel to goe vp with me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עָלַ֣/י הִטָּה חֶ֗סֶד לִ/פְנֵ֤י הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְ/יֽוֹעֲצָ֔י/ו וּ/לְ/כָל שָׂרֵ֥י הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ הַ/גִּבֹּרִ֑ים וַ/אֲנִ֣י הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּי כְּ/יַד יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהַ/י֙ עָלַ֔/י וָ/אֶקְבְּצָ֧/ה מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵ֛ל רָאשִׁ֖ים לַ/עֲל֥וֹת עִמִּֽ/י
English Translation
And I bent kindness before the king and his counselors and all the mighty men of the king, and I strengthened myself by the hand of Yahweh my God upon me, and I gathered chiefs from Israel to go up with me.
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Chapter 7 Context
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Now after these things, in the reigne of Artahshashte King of Persia, was Ezra the sonne of Seraiah,...
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The sonne of Shallum, the sonne of Zadok, the sonne of Ahitub,
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The sonne of Amariah, the sonne of Azariah, the sonne of Meraioth,
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The sonne of Zeraiah, the sonne of Vzzi, the sonne of Bukki,
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The sonne of Abishua, the sonne of Phinehas, the sonne of Eleazar, the sonne of Aaron, the chiefe Pr...
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This Ezra came vp from Babel, and was a Scribe prompt in the Lawe of Moses, which the Lord God (Eloh...
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And there went vp certaine of the children of Israel, and of the Priests, and the Leuites, and the s...
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And hee came to Ierusalem in the fift moneth, which was in the seuenth yeere of the King.
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For vpon the first day of the first moneth began he to goe vp from Babel, and on the first day of th...
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For Ezra had prepared his heart to seeke the Lawe of the Lord, and to doe it, and to teach the prece...
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And this is the copie of the letter that King Artahshashte gaue vnto Ezra the Priest and scribe, eue...
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ARTAHSHASHTE King of Kings to Ezra the Priest and perfite scribe of the Lawe of the God (Elohim) of...
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I haue giuen commandement, that euery one, that is willing in my kingdome of the people of Israel, a...
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Therefore art thou sent of the King and his seuen counsellers, to enquire in Iudah and Ierusalem, ac...
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And to carry the siluer and the gold, which the King and his cousellers willingly offer vnto the God...
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And all the siluer and gold that thou canst finde in all the prouince of Babel, with the free offrin...
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That thou mayest bye speedily with this siluer, bullocks, rammes, lambes, with their meate offrings...
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And whatsoeuer it pleaseth thee and thy brethren to do with the rest of the siluer, and gold, doe ye...
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And the vessels that are giuen thee for the seruice of the house of thy God (Elohim), those deliuer...
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And the residue that shall be needeful for the house of thy God (Elohim), which shall be meete for t...
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And I King Artahshashte haue giuen commandemet to all the treasurers which are beyond the Riuer, tha...
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Vnto an hundreth talents of siluer, vnto an hundreth measures of wheate, and vnto an hundreth baths...
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Whatsoeuer is by the commandement of the God (Elohim) of heauen, let it be done speedily for the hou...
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And we certifie you, that vpon any of the Priestes, Leuites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or Ministe...
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And thou Ezra (after the wisedome of thy God (Elohim), that is in thine hand) set iudges and arbiter...
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And whosoeuer will not doe the Lawe of thy God (Elohim), and the Kings lawe, let him haue iudgement...
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Blessed be the Lord God (Elohim) of our fathers, which so hath put in the Kings heart, to beautifie...
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And hath enclined mercy toward me, before the King and his counsellers, and before all the Kings mig...