Ezra 7:21
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.
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,
22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
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- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- 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,
- WEB
- 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,
- ASV
- And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that 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 with all diligence,
- DARBY
- And I, I Artaxerxes the king, do give orders to all the treasurers that are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of the God of the heavens shall require of you, it be done diligently,
- BLB
- And by me—I, Artaxerxes the king—is made a decree to all treasurers who [are] beyond the River, that all that Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of the heavens, may ask of you⁺, let it be done diligently.
- ÅB
- Og jeg, kong Artaxerxes, har gitt befaling til alle skattmestere hinsides elven at alt hva presten Esras, han som er kyndig i himmelens Guds lov, krever av dere, det skal nøyaktig ydes,
- OTB
- "Jeg, kong Artaxerxes, utsteder et dekret til alle skattmestere i provinsene bortenfor Eufratelven, at hva enn Esra, presten, skriveren av himmelens Guds lov, krever av dere, skal gjøres flittig,
- B1930
- Og jeg, kong Artaxerxes, har gitt befaling til alle skattmestere hinsides elven at alt hvad presten Esras, han som er kyndig i himmelens Guds lov, krever av eder, det skal nøiaktig ydes,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 7:6
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
Read in contextEzra 4:16
We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Read in contextEzra 4:20
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
Read in contextEzra 7:10–13
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.
Read in contextEzra 6:6
Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
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