Ezra 7

1 ♥ 📝 N ow after^H310 these things,^H1697 in the reign^H4438 of Artaxerxes^H783 king^H4428 of Persia,^H6539 Ezra^H5830 the son^H1121 of Seraiah,^H8304 the son^H1121 of Azariah,^H5838 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah,^H2518

2 ♥ 📝 the son^H1121 of Shallum,^H7967 the son^H1121 of Zadok,^H6659 the son^H1121 of Ahitub,^H285

3 ♥ 📝 the son^H1121 of Amariah,^H568 the son^H1121 of Azariah,^H5838 the son^H1121 of Meraioth,^H4812

4 ♥ 📝 the son^H1121 of Zerahiah,^H2228 the son^H1121 of Uzzi,^H5813 the son^H1121 of Bukki,^H1231

5 ♥ 📝 the son^H1121 of Abishua,^H50 the son^H1121 of Phinehas,^H6372 the son^H1121 of Eleazar,^H499 the son^H1121 of Aaron^H175 the chief^H7218 priest;^H3548

6 ♥ 📝 this Ezra^H5830 went up^H5927 from Babylon:^H894 and he was a ready^H4106 scribe^H5608 in the law^H8451 of Moses,^H4872 which Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 had given;^H5414 and the king^H4428 granted^H5414 him all his request,^H1246 according to the hand^H3027 of Jehovah^H3068 his God^H430 upon him.

7 ♥ 📝 And there went up^H5927 some of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and of the priests,^H3548 and the Levites,^H3881 and the singers,^H7891 and the porters,^H7778 and the Nethinim,^H5411 unto Jerusalem,^H3389 in the seventh^H7651 year^H8141 of Artaxerxes^H783 the king.^H4428

8 ♥ 📝 And he came^H935 to Jerusalem^H3389 in the fifth^H2549 month,^H2320 which was in the seventh^H7637 year^H8141 of the king.^H4428

9 ♥ 📝 For upon the first^H259 [day] of the first^H7223 month^H2320 began^H3246 he to go up^H4609 from Babylon;^H894 and on the first^H259 [day] of the fifth^H2549 month^H2320 came^H935 he to Jerusalem,^H3389 according to the good^H2896 hand^H3027 of his God^H430 upon him.

10 ♥ 📝 For Ezra^H5830 had set^H3559 his heart^H3824 to seek^H1875 the law^H8451 of Jehovah,^H3068 and to do^H6213 it, and to teach^H3925 in Israel^H3478 statutes^H2706 and ordinances.^H4941

11 ♥ 📝 Now this is the copy^H6572 of the letter^H5406 that the king^H4428 Artaxerxes^H783 gave^H5414 unto Ezra^H5830 the priest,^H3548 the scribe,^H5608 even the scribe^H5608 of the words^H1697 of the commandments^H4687 of Jehovah,^H3068 and of his statutes^H2706 to Israel:^H3478

12 ♥ 📝 Artaxerxes,^H783 king^H4430 of kings,^H4430 unto Ezra^H5831 the priest,^H3549 the scribe^H5613 of the law^H1882 of the God^H426 of heaven,^H8065 perfect^H1585 and so forth.^H3706

13 ♥ 📝 I^H4481 make^H7761 a decree,^H2942 that all^H3606 they of^H4481 the people^H5972 of Israel,^H3479 and their priests^H3549 and the Levites,^H3879 in my realm,^H4437 that are minded of their own free will^H5069 to go to^H1946 Jerusalem,^H3390 go^H1946 with thee.^H5974

14 ♥ 📝 Forasmuch^H1768 as^H3606 thou art sent^H7972 of^H4481 the king^H4430 and his seven^H7655 counsellors,^H3272 to inquire^H1240 concerning^H5922 Judah^H3061 and Jerusalem,^H3390 according to the law^H1882 of thy God^H426 which is in thy hand,^H3028

15 ♥ 📝 and to carry^H2987 the silver^H3702 and gold,^H1722 which the king^H4430 and his counsellors^H3272 have freely offered^H5069 unto the God^H426 of Israel,^H3479 whose^H1768 habitation^H4907 is in Jerusalem,^H3390

16 ♥ 📝 and all^H3606 the silver^H3702 and gold^H1722 that thou shalt find^H7912 in all^H3606 the province^H4083 of Babylon,^H895 with^H5974 the freewill-offering^H5069 of the people,^H5972 and of the priests,^H3549 offering willingly^H5069 for the house^H1005 of their God^H426 which is in Jerusalem;^H3390

17 ♥ 📝 therefore^H3606 thou shalt with all diligence^H629 buy^H7066 with this^H1836 money^H3702 bullocks,^H8450 rams,^H1798 lambs,^H563 with their meal-offerings^H4504 and their drink-offerings,^H5261 and shalt offer^H7127 them^H1994 upon^H5922 the altar^H4056 of the house^H1005 of your God^H426 which is in Jerusalem.^H3390

18 ♥ 📝 And whatsoever^H4101 shall seem good^H3191 to thee and to^H5922 thy brethren^H252 to do^H5648 with the rest^H7606 of the silver^H3702 and the gold,^H1722 that do^H5648 ye after the will^H7470 of your God.^H426

19 ♥ 📝 And the vessels^H3984 that are given^H3052 thee for the service^H6402 of the house^H1005 of thy God,^H426 deliver^H8000 thou before^H6925 the God^H426 of Jerusalem.^H3390

20 ♥ 📝 And whatsoever more^H7606 shall be needful^H2819 for the house^H1005 of thy God,^H426 which thou shalt have occasion^H5308 to bestow,^H5415 bestow^H5415 it out of^H4481 the king's^H4430 treasure -^H1596 house.^H1005

21 ♥ 📝 And I,^H4481 even I^H576 Artaxerxes^H783 the king,^H4430 do make^H7761 a decree^H2942 to all^H3606 the treasurers^H1490 that are beyond^H5675 the River,^H5103 that whatsoever Ezra^H5831 the priest,^H3549 the scribe^H5613 of the law^H1882 of the God^H426 of heaven,^H8065 shall require^H7593 of you, it be done^H5648 with all diligence,^H629

22 ♥ 📝 unto^H5705 a hundred^H3969 talents^H3604 of silver,^H3702 and to a hundred^H3969 measures^H3734 of wheat,^H2591 and to a hundred^H3969 baths^H1325 of wine,^H2562 and to a hundred^H3969 baths^H1325 of oil,^H4887 and salt^H4416 without^H3809 prescribing^H3792 how much.

23 ♥ 📝 Whatsoever^H3606 is commanded by^H2941 the God^H426 of heaven,^H8065 let it be done^H5648 exactly^H149 for the house^H1005 of the God^H426 of heaven;^H8065 for^H1768 why^H4101 should there be^H1934 wrath^H7109 against^H5922 the realm^H4437 of the king^H4430 and his sons?^H1123

24 ♥ 📝 Also we certify^H3046 you, that touching any^H3606 of the priests^H3549 and Levites,^H3879 the singers,^H2171 porters,^H8652 Nethinim,^H5412 or servants^H6399 of this^H1836 house^H1005 of God,^H426 it shall not^H3809 be lawful^H7990 to impose^H7412 tribute,^H1093 custom,^H1983 or toll,^H4061 upon^H5922 them.

25 ♥ 📝 And thou,^H607 Ezra,^H5831 after the wisdom^H2452 of thy God^H426 that is in thy hand,^H3028 appoint^H4483 magistrates^H8200 and judges,^H1782 who may judge^H1934 all^H3606 the people^H5972 that are beyond^H5675 the River,^H5103 all^H3606 such as know^H3046 the laws^H1882 of thy God;^H426 and teach^H3046 ye him that knoweth^H3046 them not.^H3809

26 ♥ 📝 And whosoever^H3606 will not^H3809 do^H1934 the law^H1882 of thy God,^H426 and the law^H1882 of the king,^H4430 let judgment^H1780 be^H1934 executed^H5648 upon him^H4481 with all diligence,^H629 whether^H2006 it be unto death,^H4193 or^H2006 to banishment,^H8332 or^H2006 to confiscation^H6065 of goods,^H5232 or to imprisonment.^H613

27 ♥ 📝 Blessed^H1288 be Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of our fathers,^H1 who hath put^H5414 such a thing as this in the king's^H4428 heart,^H3820 to beautify^H6286 the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068 which is in Jerusalem;^H3389

28 ♥ 📝 and hath extended^H5186 lovingkindness^H2617 unto me before^H6440 the king,^H4428 and his counsellors,^H3289 and before all the king's^H4428 mighty^H1368 princes.^H8269 And I was strengthened^H2388 according to the hand^H3027 of Jehovah^H3068 my God^H430 upon me, and I gathered together^H6908 out of Israel^H3478 chief men^H7218 to go up^H5927 with me.