20 And the rest of the needs of the house of your God, for which it may be incumbent upon you to provide, (A)provide for them from the royal treasury.

21 “I myself, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, that whatever Ezra the priest, (B)the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it shall be done diligently, 22 up to [a]a hundred talents of silver, [b]a hundred kors of wheat, [c]a hundred baths of wine, [d]a hundred baths of anointing oil, and salt [e]as needed.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:22 About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
  2. Ezra 7:22 About 770 cubic feet or 22 cubic meters
  3. Ezra 7:22 About 600 gallons or 2,271 liters
  4. Ezra 7:22 About 600 gallons or 2,271 liters
  5. Ezra 7:22 Lit without instruction

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