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Ezra 7:26-28
New American Standard Bible
Ezra 7:26-28
New American Standard Bible
26 And (A)whoever does not comply with the Law of your God and the law of the king, judgment is to be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment, or for [a]confiscation of property or for imprisonment.”
The King’s Kindness
27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, (B)who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, 28 and (C)has extended favor to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty officials. So I was strengthened according to (D)the hand of the Lord my God that was upon me, and I gathered [b]leading men from Israel to go up with me.
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Ezra 7:26-28
New International Version
Ezra 7:26-28
New International Version
26 Whoever does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king must surely be punished by death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.[a](A)
27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s heart(B) to bring honor(C) to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this way 28 and who has extended his good favor(D) to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me,(E) I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
Footnotes
- Ezra 7:26 The text of 7:12-26 is in Aramaic.
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