Ezra 7:10

8 Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king.

9 He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.

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.

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:

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

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
WEB
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the LORD’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
ASV
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
DARBY
For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances.
BLB
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of YHWH, and to do [it], and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
ÅB
For Esras hadde satt sin hu til å granske Herrens lov og gjøre etter den og til å lære folk lov og rett i Israel.
OTB
For Esra hadde satt sitt hjerte på å studere Herrens lov, praktisere den, og lære dens forskrifter og forordninger i Israel.
B1930
For Esras hadde satt sin hu til å granske Herrens lov og gjøre efter den og til å lære folk lov og rett i Israel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 4:2

    Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

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  • Malachi 2:7

    For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Matthew 7:24

    Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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  • John 13:17

    If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

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  • Psalms 1:2

    But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

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  • Ezra 7:25

    And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.

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  • Psalms 19:7

    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:18

    O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

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