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King Artaxerxes’ Letter to Ezra

11 Ezra was a priest and teacher. He knew much about the commands and laws the Lord gave Israel. This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the teacher:

12 [a] From King Artaxerxes,

To Ezra the priest, a teacher of the law of the God of heaven:

Greetings!

13 I give this order: Any of the Israelites living in my kingdom, including priests and Levites, who want to go with you to Jerusalem, may go.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:12 Here, the text changes from Hebrew to Aramaic.

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