Ezra 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 1:2-4

2“ThusH3541 saysH559 CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, ‘The LordH3068, the GodH430 of heavenH8064, has givenH5414 me allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776 and 1He has appointedH6485 me to buildH1129 Him a houseH1004 in JerusalemH3389, whichH834 is in JudahH3063. 3WhoeverH4310 there is among you of allH3605 His peopleH5971, may his GodH430 be with him! Let him goH5927 up to JerusalemH3389 whichH834 is in JudahH3063 and rebuildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478; 2He is the GodH430 whoH834 is in JerusalemH3389. 4EveryH3605 survivorH7604, at whateverH3605H834 placeH4725 he may 3liveH1481, let the menH376 of 4that placeH4725 supportH5375 him with silverH3701 and goldH2091, with goodsH7399 and cattleH929, togetherH5973 with a freewillH5071 offeringH5071 for the houseH1004 of GodH430 whichH834 is in JerusalemH3389.’”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 1:2 Is 44:28; 45:1, 12, 13 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 1:3 1 Kin 8:23; 18:39; Is 37:16; Dan 6:26 ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 1:4 Or reside as an alien ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 1:4 Lit his ↩

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