14 Since you are sent [a]on the part of the king and his (A)seven advisers to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God which is in your hand, 15 and to bring the silver and gold, which the king and his advisers have voluntarily given to the God of Israel, (B)whose dwelling is in Jerusalem, 16 with (C)all the silver and gold which you find in the entire province of Babylon, along (D)with the [b]voluntary offering of the people and of the priests, who (E)offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:14 Lit from before
  2. Ezra 7:16 Or freewill offering

14 You are sent by the king and his seven advisers(A) to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem with regard to the Law of your God, which is in your hand. 15 Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his advisers have freely given(B) to the God of Israel, whose dwelling(C) is in Jerusalem, 16 together with all the silver and gold(D) you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests for the temple of their God in Jerusalem.(E)

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