Ezra 7:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to do it and to teach the statutes and ordinances in Israel.(A)
The Letter of Artaxerxes to Ezra
11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, a scholar of the words of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel: 12 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven: Peace.[a] And now(B)
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Ezra 7:10-12
New International Version
10 For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching(A) its decrees and laws in Israel.
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:
12 Artaxerxes, king of kings,(B)
To Ezra the priest, teacher of the Law of the God of heaven:
Greetings.
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