Ezra 7
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Ezra 7:6-11

6So thisH1931 EzraH5830 wentH5927 upH5927 from BabylonH894, and he was a 1scribeH5613 skilledH4106 in the LawH8451 of MosesH4872, whichH834 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 had givenH5414; and the kingH4428 grantedH5414 him allH3605 2he requestedH1246 3because the handH3028 of the LordH3068 his GodH430 was upon him. 74SomeH4480 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and someH4480 of the priestsH3548, the LevitesH3881, the singersH7891, the gatekeepersH7778, and the templeH5411 servantsH5411 wentH5927 upH5927 to JerusalemH3389 in the seventhH7651 yearH8141 of KingH4428 ArtaxerxesH783.

8And he cameH935 to JerusalemH3389 in the fifthH2549 monthH2320, whichH1931 was in the seventhH7637 yearH8141 of the kingH4428. 9For on the firstH259 day of the firstH7223 monthH2320 he beganH3246 to goH4609 upH4609 from BabylonH894; and on the firstH259 of the fifthH2549 monthH2320 he cameH935 to JerusalemH3389, 5because the goodH2896 handH3027 of his GodH430 was upon him. 10For EzraH5830 had 6firmlyH3559 resolvedH3824 to studyH1875 the LawH8451 of the LordH3068 and to practiceH6213 it, and 7to teachH3925 His statutesH2706 and ordinancesH4941 in IsraelH3478.

11Now thisH2088 is the copyH6572 of the letterH5406 whichH834 KingH4428 ArtaxerxesH783 gaveH5414 to EzraH5830 the priestH3548, the scribeH5613, 8learnedH5613 in the wordsH1697 of the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068 and His statutesH2706 to IsraelH3478:

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 7:6 Ezra 7:11, 12, 21 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 7:6 Lit his request ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 7:6 Ezra 7:9, 28; 8:22 ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 7:7 Ezra 8:1-20 ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 7:9 Ezra 7:6; Neh 2:8 ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 7:10 Lit set his heart ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 7:10 Deut 33:10; Ezra 7:25; Neh 8:1 ↩
  8. 8. Ezra 7:11 Or the scribe of ↩

Commentaries on Ezra 7

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