Ezra 7:27-28
Christian Standard Bible
27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s mind(A) to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,(B) 28 and who has shown favor to me before the king,(C) his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by the hand of the Lord my God,[a](D) and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.(E)
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- 7:28 Lit because the hand of the Lord my God was on me
Ezra 7:27-28
New American Standard Bible
The King’s Kindness
27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, (A)who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, 28 and (B)has extended favor to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty officials. So I was strengthened according to (C)the hand of the Lord my God that was upon me, and I gathered [a]leading men from Israel to go up with me.
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- Ezra 7:28 Lit heads
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