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On the first day[a] of the first month he left Babylon and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day[b] of the fifth month, since the beneficent hand of his God was upon him. 10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, to obey it, and to teach God’s[c] statutes and judgments in Israel.

The Letter from King Artaxerxes

11 Here is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest-scribe, a scholar[d] in matters concerning the commandments of the Lord and concerning his statutes pertaining to Israel:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:9 The Heb. lacks day
  2. Ezra 7:9 The Heb. lacks day
  3. Ezra 7:10 The Heb. lacks God’s
  4. Ezra 7:11 Or scribe

He had begun his 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 on him.(A) 10 For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching(B) its decrees and laws in Israel.

King Artaxerxes’ Letter to Ezra

11 This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel:

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