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Ezra 8:36

River

34 Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.

35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
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BSB
They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
KJV
And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
WEB
They delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s local governors and to the governors beyond the River. So they supported the people and God’s house.
ASV
And they delivered the king`s commissions unto the king`s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.
DARBY
And they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, and to the governors on this side the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.
BLB
And they delivered the laws of the king to the satraps of the king and the governors beyond the River, and they lifted up the people and the house of God.
ÅB
Så overgav de kongens befalinger til kongens stattholdere og landshøvdinger hinsides elven, og de dro omsorg både for folket og for Guds hus.
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OTB
De overleverte også kongens ordre til kongens satraper og guvernørene i provinsene bortenfor Eufrat, som deretter støttet folket og Guds hus.
B1930
Så overgav de kongens befalinger til kongens stattholdere og landshøvdinger hinsides elven, og de drog omsorg både for folket og for Guds hus.

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  • Ezra 7:21–24

    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,

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  • Ezra 6:13

    In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

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  • Ezra 5:6–17

    This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.

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  • Acts 18:27

    When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

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  • Revelation 12:16

    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.

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  • Ezra 4:7–23

    And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.

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  • Isaiah 56:6–7

    And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—

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  • Esther 9:3

    And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

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