Ezra Chapter 7 -

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And [G2532] after [G3326] the [G3588]se things [G4487][G3778], in [G1722] the [G3588] government ' of Artaxerxes king of Persians, there went up Ezra son [G5207] of Seraiah, son [G5207] of Azariah, son [G5207] of Hilkiah,
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son [G5207] of willum, son [G5207] of Zadok, son [G5207] of Ahitub,
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son [G5207] of Amariah, son [G5207] of Azariah, son [G5207] of Meraioth,
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son [G5207] of Zerahiah, son [G5207] of Uzzi, son [G5207] of Bukki,
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son [G5207] of Abishua, son [G5207] of Phinehas, son [G5207] of Eleazar, son [G5207] of Aaron the [G3588] priest [G2409] for the [G3588]emost [G4413].
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Tof him '[G1473] Ezra went up from out of [G1537] Babylon; and [G2532] he [G1473] scholar (scribe) '[G1122] (sofer [H5613]) [was] a quick [G5036] in [G1722] law [G3551] of Moses, which [G3739] gave [G1325] Boss '[G2962] the [G3588] God '[G2316] of Israel]. And [G2532] gave [G1325] to him [G1473] the [G3588] king ; for [G3754] hand [G5495] of Boss '[G2962] his God '[G2316][G1473] [was] upon [G1909] him [G1473] in [G1722] all [things] [G3956] which [G3739] he sought [G2212][G1473].
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And [G2532] there went up [some] from the [G3588] sons [G5207] of Israel, and [G2532] from the [G3588] priests [G2409], and [G2532] from the [G3588] Levites, and [G2532] the [G3588] singers , and [G2532] the [G3588] gatekeepers , and [G2532] the [G3588] Nethinim, to [G1519] Jerusalem, in [G1722] year [G2094] seventh [G1442] the [G3588] of Artaxerxes the [G3588] king .
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And [G2532] they came [G2064] to [G1519] Jerusalem in the [G3588] month [G3376] the [G3588] fifth [G3991], this [was [G3778] the [G3588] year [G2094] seventh [G1442] of the [G3588] king .
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For [G3754] on [G1722] [day] one [G1520] of the [G3588] month [G3376] the [G3588] first [G4413] he [G1473] founded [G2311] the [G3588] expedition the [G3588] from Babylon. And during [G1722][G1161] the [G3588] first [day [G4413] of the [G3588] month [G3376] the [G3588] fifth [G3991] he came [G2064] into [G1519] Jerusalem, for [G3754] hand [G5495] of his God '[G2316][G1473] was good upon [G1909] him [G1473].
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For [G3754] Ezra prepared [G2090][G1722] his heart [G2588][G1473] to seek [G2212] the [G3588] law [G3551] of the [G3588] Boss '[G2962], and [G2532] to do [G4160] and [G2532] to teach [G1321] in [G1722] Israel orders and [G2532] judgments [G2917].
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And [G2532] this [is [G3778] the [G3588] copy of the [G3588] edict [G1297] which [G3739] gave [G1325] Artaxerxes the [G3588] king to Ezra the [G3588] priest [G2409], to the [G3588] scholar (scribe) '[G1122] (sofer [H5613]) of scroll of words [G3056] of commandments [G1785] of Boss '[G2962], and [G2532] his orders [G1473] unto [G1909] the [G3588] Israel.
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Artaxerxes king of kings , to Ezra the [G3588] priest [G2409], scholar (scribe) '[G1122] (sofer [H5613]) of law [G3551] of the [G3588] God '[G2316] of the [G3588] raised-place-above (sky) '[G3772]. Let be initiated [G5055], word '[G3056] and [G2532] the [G3588] answer .
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From me [G1473] was rendered [G5087] a decree [G1106], that [G3754] all [G3956] the [G3588] [ones] willing in [G1722] my government '[G1473] from people [G2992] of Israel, and [G2532] priests [G2409], and [G2532] Levites, to go [G4198] to [G1519] Jerusalem -- with [G3326] you [G1473] let [them] go [G4198]!
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In so far as [G2530] from in front [G4383] of the [G3588] king , and [G2532] the [G3588] seven [G2033] counselors [G4825] of of him '[G1473], [one] should be sent to look about over [G1909] the [G3588] Judea and [G2532] Jerusalem, and [G2532] in [G1722] law [G3551] of their God '[G2316][G1473] in [G1722] your hand [G5495][G1473],
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to carry away even [G2532] for [G1519] the [G3588] house [G3624] [of the] Boss '[G2962] silver and [G2532] gold [G5553], which [G3739] the [G3588] king and [G2532] the [G3588] counselors [G4825] were willing [to give to the [G3588] God '[G2316] of the [G3588] Israel, to the [G3588] [one] in [G1722] Jerusalem inhabiting [G2730].
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And [G2532] all [G3956] silver and [G2532] gold [G5553], whatever [G3754] you should find [G2147] in [G1722] every [G3956] place [G5561] of Babylon, [let it be offered] with [G3326] a voluntary offering of the [G3588] people [G2992], and [G2532] priests [G2409], of the [G3588] [ones] willing [to give for [G1519] house [G3624] of God '[G2316], the [G3588] [one] in [G1722] Jerusalem.
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And [G2532] every one [G3956] going [G4365] this [G3778] readily [G2093] you arrange by [G1722] this scroll [G3778] -- calves [G3448], rams , lambs , and [G2532] their [sacrifice] offerings [G2378][G1473], and [G2532] their libation [offerings [G1473]! And [G2532] you will offer [G4374] them [G1473] upon [G1909] the [G3588] altar [G2379] of the [G3588] house [G3624] of the [G3588] your God '[G2316][G1473], of the [G3588] [one] in [G1722] Jerusalem.
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And [G2532] if anything [G1536] with [G1909] you [G1473] and [G2532] the [G3588] your brothers [G1473] should seem good with [G1722] rest [G2645] of the [G3588] silver and [G2532] gold [G5553] to do [G4160], as [G5613] it pleases the [G3588] God '[G2316] of you [G1473], you do it [G4160]!
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And [G2532] the [G3588] items [G4632], the [G3588] [ones] given [G1325] to you [G1473] for [G1519] ministration [G3009] of house [G3624] of God '[G2316], you deliver [G3860] before [G1799] God '[G2316] in [G1722] Jerusalem!
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And [G2532] for the [G3588] rest [G2645] of need [G5532] of house [G3624] of your God '[G2316][G1473], what [G3739] ever should be apparent [G5316] to you [G1473] to give [G1325], you will give [G1325] from houses [G3624] treasury [G1047] king"s .
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I [G1473] Artaxerxes king established [G5087] a decree [G1106] to all [G3956] the [G3588] treasuries [G1047], to the [G3588] [ones] on [G1722] the other side [G4008] of the [G3588] river [G4215], that [G3754] all [G3956] what [G3739] ever he should ask of you [G1473] (Ezra the [G3588] priest [G2409] and [G2532] scholar (scribe) '[G1122] (sofer [H5613]) of the [G3588] law [G3551] of the [G3588] God '[G2316] the [G3588] [one] from-raised-place-above (from-sky) [G3772]) readily [G2093] let it become so [G1096]!
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Unto [G2193] of silver talents [G5007] a hundred [G1540], and [G2532] unto [G2193] of wheat cors [G2884] a hundred [G1540], and [G2532] unto [G2193] of wine [G3631] baths a hundred [G1540], and [G2532] unto [G2193] of olive oil [G1637] baths a hundred [G1540], and [G2532] salt of which [the amount [G3739] not [G3756] is recorded [G1124].
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All [G3956] what [G3739] is in [G1722] decree [G1106] of the [G3588] God '[G2316] of the [G3588] raised-place-above (sky) '[G3772], let it become [G1096] in [G1722] the [G3588] house [G3624] of the [G3588] God '[G2316] of the [G3588] raised-place-above (sky) '[G3772]! Take heed [G4337] lest any [G3385] make an attempt [G2021] against [G1519] the [G3588] house [G3624] of the [G3588] God '[G2316] of the [G3588] raised-place-above (sky) '[G3772]! lest at any time [G3379] should happen [G1096] anger [G3709] upon [G1909] the [G3588] government ' of the [G3588] king , and [G2532] the [G3588] his sons [G5207][G1473].
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And [G2532] to you [G1473], let it be made known [G1107] in [respect [G1722] to all [G3956] the [G3588] priests [G2409], and [G2532] to the [G3588] Levites, singers , gatekeepers , Nethinim, and [G2532] ministers [G3011] of house [G3624] of God '[G2316]! [that] this [G3778] the [G3588] tribute [G5411], and [G2532] toll [G4234], and [G2532] impost , do not have [G3756][G2192] you [G1473] authority [G1849] to assign [G1911] upon [G1909] them [G1473].
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And [G2532] you [G1473], Ezra, according to [G2596] the [G3588] wisdom [G4678] of the [G3588] God '[G2316], the [wisdom the [G3588] in [G1722] your hand [G5495][G1473], ordain [G2525] scholars (scribes) '[G1122] (soferim [H5613]) and [G2532] judges [G2923]! that [G2443] they might judge [G2919] all [G3956] the [G3588] people [G2992], the [people the [G3588] on [G1722] other side [G4008] of the [G3588] river [G4215], to all [G3956] the [G3588] [ones] knowing [G1492] the [G3588] laws of the [G3588] your God '[G2316][G1473]. And [G2532] to the [ones] the [G3588] not [G3361] knowing [G1492] you will make [it] known [G1107].
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And [G2532] all [G3956] who [G3739] ever might not [G3361] be observing [G4160] the [G3588] law [G3551] of the [G3588] God '[G2316] and [G2532] the [G3588] law [G3551] of the [G3588] king diligently [G1960], the [G3588] judgment [G2917] will be taken [G1096] upon [G1537] him [G1473], whether [G1437][G5037] for [G1519] death [G2288], whether [G1437][G5037] the [G3588] to root him out [G1610][G1473], or [G2228] to instruct [G3811], or [G2228] to penalize [G2210] the [G3588] subsistence [G5224], or [G2228] for [G1519] prison [G5438] to lock up .
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Blessed [be [G2128] Boss '[G2962] the [G3588] God '[G2316] of the [G3588] fathers [G3962] of us [G1473], who [G3739] put [it [G1325] in [G1722] heart [G2588] of the [G3588] king thus [G3779], the [G3588] to glorify [G1392] the [G3588] house [G3624] of Boss '[G2962], the [G3588] [one] in [G1722] Jerusalem.
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And [G2532] upon [G1909] me [G1473] leaned [G2827] compassion [G1656] in [G1722] eyes [G3788] of the [G3588] king , and [G2532] the [G3588] his counselors [G4825][G1473], and [G2532] all [G3956] the [G3588] rulers of the [G3588] king of the [G3588] mighty ones [G1415]. And [G2532] I [G1473] was strengthened [G2901] by [G1722] the [G3588] hand [G5495] of Boss '[G2962] God '[G2316] of me [G1473] the [G3588] good upon [G1909] me [G1473], and [G2532] I gathered [G4863] from Israel rulers the [G3588] to go up with [G3326] me [G1473].