Ezra 7:11-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Ezra 7:11 Ezr 7:12-26 is written in Aram.
Ezra 7:11-12
New International Version
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.
Ezra 7:11-12
King James Version
11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel.
12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
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Ezra 7:21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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)
Ezra 7:21
New International Version
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—
Ezra 7:21
King James Version
21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
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