Ezra 7:16-18

New English Translation

¹⁶ along with all the silver and gold that you may collect^[a] throughout all the province of Babylon and the contributions of the people and the priests for the temple of their God which is in Jerusalem. ¹⁷ With this money you should be sure to purchase bulls, rams, and lambs, along with the appropriate^[b] meal offerings and libations. You should bring them to the altar of the temple of your God which is in Jerusalem. ¹⁸ You may do whatever seems appropriate to you and your colleagues^[c] with the rest of the silver and the gold, in keeping with the will of your God.