2 Esdras 14:23-25

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²³ He answered me and said, “Go and gather the people, and tell them not to seek you for forty days.^{(A) 24} But prepare for yourself many writing tablets, and take with you Sarea, Dabria, Selemia, Ethanus, and Asiel—these five, who are trained to write rapidly,^{(B) 25} and you shall come here, and I will light in your heart the lamp of understanding, which shall not be put out until what you are about to write is finished.^(C)