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1 Esdras 8:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Esdras 8:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The King’s Mandate
8 The following is a copy of the written decree from King Artaxerxes that was delivered to Ezra the priest and reader of the law of the Lord:(A)
9 “King Artaxerxes to Ezra the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, greeting.(B) 10 In accordance with my gracious decision, I have given orders that those of the Jewish nation and of the priests and Levites and others in our realm, those who freely choose to do so, may go with you to Jerusalem.
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