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10 Ezra had determined to study and perform the Lord’s Instruction, and to teach law and justice in Israel.

Letter from Artaxerxes

11 This is a copy of the letter that Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, a scholar of the text of the Lord’s commandments and his requirements for Israel:

12 [a] Artaxerxes, king of kings,

to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the

Instruction from the God of heaven.

Peace![b]

And now

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:12 7:12-26 is written in Aramaic.
  2. Ezra 7:12 Syr, Vulg 1 Esdr 8:9; Aram Perfect

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