So this Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a (A)scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all [a]he requested (B)because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

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  1. Ezra 7:6 Lit his request

this Ezra(A) came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted(B) him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.(C)

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28 and (A)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 (B)the hand of the Lord my God that was upon me, and I gathered [a]leading men from Israel to go up with me.

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  1. Ezra 7:28 Lit heads

28 and who has extended his good favor(A) 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,(B) I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

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