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Ezra 7:21

Ezra 7:21 is verse 21 of Ezra chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,

Aramaic beyond the River; also in verse 25

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King James Version

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

World English Bible

I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,

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Ezra 7:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

19 You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.

20 And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.

21 I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,

22 up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.

23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?

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Hebrew words

וּ֠מִנִּיand from meאֲנָ֞הIאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאArtaxerxesמַלְכָּא֙king theשִׂ֣יםit is madeטְעֵ֔םa decreeלְכֹל֙to allגִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔אtreasurers theדִּ֖יwhoבַּעֲבַ֣ר[are] in [the] region beyondנַהֲרָ֑הriver theדִּ֣יthatכָלallדִּ֣יthatיִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןhe will ask for youעֶזְרָ֨אEzraכָהֲנָ֜הpriest theסָפַ֤ר[the] scribe ofדָּתָא֙law theדִּֽיofאֱלָ֣הּ[the] God ofשְׁמַיָּ֔אheavens theאָסְפַּ֖רְנָאdiligentlyיִתְעֲבִֽדlet it be done

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Ezra 7:12

Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.

Ezra 7:13

I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.

Ezra 4:16

We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.

Ezra 4:20

And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.

Ezra 6:6

Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

Ezra 7:10

For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Ezra 7:11

This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:

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