rotherham Ezra:7:11-28 SEEK
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Now ,
this ,
is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave ,
to Ezra the priest the scribe ,
the scribe of the words of the commandments of Yahweh ,
and of his statutes ,
for Israel :
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Artaxerxes ,
king of kings ,
Unto Ezra the priest ,
scribe of the law of the God of the heavens To despatch and so forth .
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From me ,
is issued an edict ,
that ,
every one in my kingdom ,
of the people of Israel ,
and of their priests and the Levites ,
who is minded of his own freewill to go to Jerusalem ,
with thee ,
let him go .
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Forasmuch as ,
from before the king and his seven counselors ,
thou art sent ,
to enquire concerning Judah and as to Jerusalem ,
by the law of thy God which is in thy hand ;
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and to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counselors have freely offered unto the God of Israel ,
who ,
in Jerusalem ,
hath his habitation ;
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and all the silver and the gold ,
which thou shalt find ,
in all the province of Babylon ,
with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem ,
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therefore ,
with all diligence ,
shalt thou buywith this silverbullocks ,
rams ,
lambs ,
with their meal-offerings ,
and their drink-offerings ,
and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem ;
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and ,
whatsoever ,
unto thee and unto thy brethren ,
shall seem good ,
with the rest of the silver and the gold ,
to do ,
according to the pleasure of your God ,
shall ye do .
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And ,
the utensils which are freely given to thee for the service of the house of thy God ,
put thou back ,
before the God of Jerusalem .
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And ,
the rest of the need of the house of thy God ,
which it shall fall to thee to give ,
thou shalt give ,
out of the treasure-house of the king .
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And ,
from me myself ,
Artaxerxes the king ,
issueth an edict ,
to all the treasurers who are Beyond the River ,
that ,
whatsoever Ezra the priest the scribe of the law of the God of the heavens shall ask of you ,
with diligence ,
shall it be done :
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unto a hundred talents of silver ,
and unto a hundred measures of wheat ,
and unto a hundred baths of wine ,
and unto a hundred baths of oil ,
and salt without limit .
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Whatsoever is due to an edict of the God of the heavens ,
let it be done diligently ,
for the house of the God of the heavens ,
for wherefore should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons ?
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And ,
you ,
we do certify ,
that ,
as touching any of the priests or the Levites ,
the singers ,
the doorkeepers ,
the Nethinim ,
or the servitors of this house of God ,
tribute ,
excise or toll ,
shall it not be competent to impose upon them .
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And ,
thou ,
Ezra ,
according to the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand ,
appoint thou judges and magistrates ,
who shall administer justice to all the people that are Beyond the River ,
to all who know the law of thy God ,
and ,
whoso knoweth not ,
ye shall teach .
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But ,
whosoever shall not do the law of thy God and the law of the king ,
speedily ,
let ,
penalty ,
be exacted from him ,
whether to death ,
or to banishment ,
or to confiscation of goods ,
or to imprisonment .
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Blessed be Yahweh ,
God of our fathers ,
who hath put the like of this into the heart of the king ,
to beautify the house of Yahweh ,
which is in Jerusalem ;
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and ,
unto me ,
hath extended lovingkindness ,
before the king and his counselors ,
yea all the valiant captains of the king ,
I ,
therefore have emboldened myself ,
according to the hand of Yahweh my God upon me ,
and gathered out of Israel ,
chief men ,
to go up with me .