Verse 18
Ezra 7:18
Bible in Basic English
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And whatever seems right to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do, as may be pleasing to your God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/מָ֣ה דִי֩ עלי/ך עֲלָ֨/ךְ וְ/עַל אחי/ך אֶחָ֜/ךְ יֵיטַ֗ב בִּ/שְׁאָ֛ר כַּסְפָּ֥/א וְ/דַהֲבָ֖/ה לְ/מֶעְבַּ֑ד כִּ/רְע֥וּת אֱלָהֲ/כֹ֖ם תַּעַבְדֽוּן
English Translation
And what is upon you and upon your brothers will be good in the rest of your silver and gold, to serve according to the desires of your gods you shall serve.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
Now after these things, when Artaxerxes was king of Persia, Ezra, the son of Seraiah, the son of Aza...
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The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
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The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
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The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
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The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
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This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a scribe, expert in the law of Moses which the Lord, the...
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7
And some of the children of Israel went up, with some of the priests and the Levites and the music-m...
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And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king's rule.
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For, starting his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, he came to Jerusalem on...
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For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules...
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Now this is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe, who...
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Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God (Elohim) of heaven, all...
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And now it is my order that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and Levites in my k...
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Because you are sent by the king and his seven wise men, to get knowledge about Judah and Jerusalem,...
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And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God (Elo...
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As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offerin...
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So with this money get with care oxen, sheep, and lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink o...
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18
And whatever seems right to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, tha...
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And the vessels which have been given to you for the uses of the house of your God (Elohim), you are...
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And whatever more is needed for the house of your God (Elohim), and which you may have to give, take...
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And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, now give orders to all keepers of the king's money across the ri...
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Up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred measures of grain, a hundred measures of wine, and a hu...
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Whatever is ordered by the God (Elohim) of heaven, let it be done completely for the house of the Go...
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In addition, we make it clear to you, that it will be against the law to put any tax or payment in g...
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And you, Ezra, by the wisdom of your God (Elohim) which is in you, are to put rulers and judges to h...
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And if anyone does not keep the law of your God (Elohim) and the law of the king, take care that pun...
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Praise be to the Lord, the God (Elohim) of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of t...
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And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captain...
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