Ezra 7:27-28
Lexham English Bible
27 Blessed be Yahweh the God of our ancestors,[a] who put this in the heart of the king to glorify the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem 28 and who extended to me loyal love before the king and his counselors, and before all of the mighty officials of the king. I took courage, for the hand of Yahweh my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
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- Ezra 7:27 Or “fathers”
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
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