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Ezra 7
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Ezra Arrives in Jerusalem

7Many years later, when Artaxerxes was emperor of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He traced his ancestors back to Aaron, the High Priest, as follows: Ezra was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,H310H1697H4438H783H4428H6539H5830H1121H8304H1121H5838H1121H2518
2son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,H1121H7967H1121H6659H1121H285
3son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,H1121H568H1121H5838H1121H4812
4son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,H1121H2228H1121H5813H1121H1231
5son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron.H1121H50H1121H6372H1121H499H1121H175H7218H3548
6Ezra was a scholar with a thorough knowledge of the Law which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given to Moses. Because Ezra had the blessing of the LORD his God, the emperor gave him everything he asked for.H5830H5927H894H4106H5608H8451H4872H3068H430H3478H5414H4428H5414H1246H3027H3068H430
7In the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes, Ezra set out from Babylonia for Jerusalem with a group of Israelites which included priests, Levites, Temple musicians, Temple guards, and workers.H5927H1121H3478H3548H3881H7891H7778H5411H3389H7651H8141H783H4428
8They left Babylonia on the first day of the first month,H935H3389H2549H2320H7637H8141H4428
9and with God's help they arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month.H259H7223H2320H3246H4609H894H259H2549H2320H935H3389H2896H3027H430
10Ezra had devoted his life to studying the Law of the LORD, to practicing it, and to teaching all its laws and regulations to the people of Israel.H5830H3559H3824H1875H8451H3068H6213H3925H3478H2706H4941

The Document Which Emperor Artaxerxes Gave to Ezra

11Emperor Artaxerxes gave the following document to Ezra, the priest and scholar, who had a thorough knowledge of the laws and commands which the LORD had given to Israel:H6572H5406H4428H783H5414H5830H3548H5608H5608H1697H4687H3068H2706H3478
12"From Emperor Artaxerxes to the priest Ezra, scholar in the Law of the God of Heaven.H783H4430H4430H5831H3549H5613H1882H426H8065H1585H3706
13"I command that throughout my empire all the Israelite people, priests, and Levites that so desire be permitted to go with you to Jerusalem.H4481H7761H2942H3606H4481H5972H3479H3549H3879H4437H5069H1946H3390H1946H5974
14I, together with my seven counselors, send you to investigate the conditions in Jerusalem and Judah in order to see how well the Law of your God, which has been entrusted to you, is being obeyed.H1768H6903H3606H7972H4481H6925H4430H7655H3272H1240H5922H3061H3390H1882H426H3028
15You are to take with you the gold and silver offerings which I and my counselors desire to give to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem.H2987H3702H1722H4430H3272H5069H426H3479H1768H4907H3390
16You are also to take all the silver and gold which you collect throughout the province of Babylon and the offerings which the Israelite people and their priests give for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem.H3606H3702H1722H7912H3606H4083H895H5974H5069H5972H3549H5069H1005H426H3390
17"You are to spend this money carefully and buy bulls, rams, lambs, grain, and wine and offer them on the altar of the Temple in Jerusalem.H3606H6903H7066H629H1836H3702H8450H1798H563H4504H5261H7127H1994H5922H4056H1005H426H3390
18You may use the silver and gold that is left over for whatever you and your people desire, in accordance with the will of your God.H4101H1768H3191H5922H252H5648H7606H3702H1722H5648H7470H426
19You are to present to God in Jerusalem all the utensils that have been given to you for use in the Temple services.H3984H3052H6402H1005H426H8000H6925H426H3390
20And anything else which you need for the Temple, you may get from the royal treasury.H7606H2819H1005H426H5308H5415H5415H4481H4430H1596H1005
21"I command all the treasury officials in West-of-Euphrates Province to provide promptly for Ezra, the priest and scholar in the Law of the God of Heaven, everything he asks you for,H4481H576H783H4430H7761H2942H3606H1490H5675H5103H5831H3549H5613H1882H426H8065H7593H5648H629
22up to a limit of 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of olive oil, and as much salt as needed.H5705H3969H3604H3702H3969H3734H2591H3969H1325H2562H3969H1325H4887H4416H3809H3792
23You must be careful to provide everything which the God of Heaven requires for his Temple, and so make sure that he is never angry with me or with those who reign after me.H3606H2941H4481H426H8065H149H5648H1005H426H8065H1768H4101H1934H7109H5922H4437H4430H1123
24You are forbidden to collect any taxes from the priests, Levites, musicians, guards, workers, or anyone else connected with this Temple.H3046H3606H3549H3879H2171H8652H5412H6399H1836H1005H426H3809H7990H7412H4061H1093H1983H5922
25"You, Ezra, using the wisdom which your God has given you, are to appoint administrators and judges to govern all the people in West-of-Euphrates who live by the Law of your God. You must teach that Law to anyone who does not know it.H607H5831H2452H426H3028H4483H8200H1782H1934H1778H3606H5972H5675H5103H3606H3046H1882H426H3046H3046H3809
26If any disobey the laws of your God or the laws of the empire, they are to be punished promptly: by death or by exile or by confiscation of their property or by imprisonment."H3606H3809H1934H5648H1882H426H1882H4430H1780H1934H5648H629H4481H2006H4193H2006H8332H2006H6065H5232H613

Ezra Praises God

27Ezra said, "Praise the LORD, the God of our ancestors! He has made the emperor willing to honor in this way the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem.H1288H3068H430H1H5414H4428H3820H6286H1004H3068H3389
28By God's grace I have won the favor of the emperor, of his counselors, and of all his powerful officials; the LORD my God has given me courage, and I have been able to persuade many of the heads of the clans of Israel to return with me."H5186H2617H6440H4428H3289H4428H1368H8269H2388H3027H3068H430H6908H3478H7218H5927


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