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) 22 up to 7,500 pounds[a] of silver, 500 bushels[b] of wheat, 550 gallons[c] of wine, 550 gallons[d] of oil, and salt without limit.[e] 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that wrath will not fall on the realm of the king and his sons.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:22 Lit 100 talents
  2. Ezra 7:22 Lit 100 cors
  3. Ezra 7:22 Lit 100 baths
  4. Ezra 7:22 Lit 100 baths
  5. Ezra 7:22 Lit without instruction

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— 22 up to a hundred talents[a] of silver, a hundred cors[b] of wheat, a hundred baths[c] of wine, a hundred baths[d] of olive oil, and salt without limit. 23 Whatever the God of heaven has prescribed, let it be done with diligence for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should his wrath fall on the realm of the king and of his sons?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:22 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. Ezra 7:22 That is, probably about 18 tons or about 16 metric tons
  3. Ezra 7:22 That is, about 600 gallons or about 2,200 liters
  4. Ezra 7:22 That is, about 600 gallons or about 2,200 liters