Verse 12
Ezra 7:12
Literal Standard Version
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“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the Law of the God (Elohim) of the heavens, and at such a time:
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא מֶ֖לֶךְ מַלְכַיָּ֑/א לְ/עֶזְרָ֣א כָ֠הֲנָ/א סָפַ֨ר דָּתָ֜/א דִּֽי אֱלָ֧הּ שְׁמַיָּ֛/א גְּמִ֖יר וּ/כְעֶֽנֶת
English Translation
Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and according to the wisdom.
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Chapter 7 Context
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And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azari...
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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 head priest;
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Ezra himself has come up from Babylon, and he is a scribe ready in the Law of Moses, that YHWH God (...
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And there go up of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the...
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And he comes to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that is in the seventh year of the king,
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for on the first of the month he has founded the ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth...
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for Ezra has prepared his heart to seek the Law of YHWH, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute a...
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And this is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe...
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“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the Law of the God (Elohim) of t...
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By me has been made a decree that everyone who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel an...
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because that from the king and his seven counselors you are sent, to inquire concerning Judah and co...
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and to carry silver and gold that the king and his counselors willingly offered to the God (Elohim)...
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and all the silver and gold that you find in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will offerin...
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therefore you speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their dri...
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and that which to you and to your brothers is good to do with the rest of the silver and gold, accor...
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And the vessels that are given to you, for the service of the house of your God (Elohim), make perfe...
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and the rest of the necessary things of the house of your God (Elohim), that it falls to you to give...
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And by me—I Artaxerxes the king—is made a decree to all treasurers who are beyond the river, that al...
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To silver one hundred talents, and to wheat one hundred cors, and to wine one hundred baths, and to...
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all that is by the decree of the God (Elohim) of the heavens, let be done diligently for the house o...
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And to you we are making known, that on any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethin...
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And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God (Elohim), that is in your hand, appoint magistrat...
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and any who does not do the Law of your God (Elohim), and the law of the king, judgment is done spee...
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Blessed is YHWH, God (Elohim) of our fathers, who has given such a thing as this in the heart of the...
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and to me has stretched out kindness before the king and his counselors, and before all the mighty h...
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