Letter from Artaxerxes

11 This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in matters of the Lord’s commands and statutes for Israel:[a]

12 Artaxerxes, king of kings,(A) to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of heaven:

Greetings.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:11 Ezr 7:12-26 is written in Aram.

King Artaxerxes’ Letter to Ezra

11 This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel:

12 Artaxerxes, king of kings,(A)

To Ezra the priest, teacher of the Law of the God of heaven:

Greetings.

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21 I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers in the region west of the Euphrates River:(A)

Whatever Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of heaven, asks of you must be provided promptly,(B)

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21 Now I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers of Trans-Euphrates are to provide with diligence whatever Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law of the God of heaven, may ask of you—

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