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Ezra 7:18

16 together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.

17 With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.

You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.

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.

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BSB
You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
KJV
And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
WEB
Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that according to the will of your God.
ASV
And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God.
DARBY
And whatever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do according to the will of your God.
BLB
And that which to you and your brothers seems good to do with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your⁺ God, do it.
ÅB
Og hva du og dine brødre finner det riktig å gjøre med resten av sølvet og gullet, det kan dere gjøre etter deres Guds vilje.
OTB
Du og dine medisraelitter kan deretter gjøre hva som synes best med resten av sølvet og gullet, i henhold til din Guds vilje.
B1930
Og hvad du og dine brødre finner det riktig å gjøre med resten av sølvet og gullet, det kan I gjøre efter eders Guds vilje.

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Cross references

  • Ezra 7:26

    If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.

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  • 2 Kings 22:7

    But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

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  • Ephesians 5:17

    Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

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  • 2 Kings 12:15

    No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.

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