¹¹ and so you can teach^(A) the Israelites all the decrees the Lord has given them through Moses.^(B)”

²⁸ So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the Lord.

³ For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach^(A) and without the law.^(B)

King Artaxerxes’ Letter to Ezra

¹¹ This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel:

¹⁸ They said, “Come, let’s make plans^(A) against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest^(B) will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise,^(C) nor the word from the prophets.^(D) So come, let’s attack him with our tongues^(E) and pay no attention to anything he says.”