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Ezra 7:18

16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

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.

19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.

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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

    And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

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  • 2 Kings 22:7

    Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

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  • Ephesians 5:17

    Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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  • 2 Kings 12:15

    Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

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