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21 I, King Artaxerxes, give this command to all my officers in the region on the west side of the Euphrates river: You must give Ezra anything that he asks for. He is a priest who studies the law of the God of heaven. 22 This is how much you may give to him:

3,400 kilograms of silver,

22,000 litres of grain,

2,200 litres of wine,

2,200 litres of oil,

and all the salt that he wants.

23 Be careful to give Ezra everything that the God of heaven wants for his temple. I do not want the God of heaven to be angry with the kingdom that I and my sons rule.

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