Ezra 7:8-12
International Standard Version
8 He arrived in Jerusalem during the fifth month of the seventh year of the king’s reign.[a] 9 On the first day[b] of the first month he left Babylon and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day[c] of the fifth month, since the beneficent hand of his God was upon him. 10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, to obey it, and to teach God’s[d] statutes and judgments in Israel.
The Letter from King Artaxerxes
11 Here is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest-scribe, a scholar[e] in matters concerning the commandments of the Lord and concerning his statutes pertaining to Israel:
12 From:[f] Artaxerxes, King of Kings
To: Ezra, the Priest, a scholar[g] in matters concerning the laws of the God of Heaven
Greetings![h]
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