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12 [a]Artaxerxes, (A)king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now—

13 (B)I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who freely offer to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

14 Forasmuch as you are sent from before the king and his (C)seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:12 Ch 7:12-26 is in Aram