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Ezra 7:10-12
Contemporary English Version

10 Ezra had spent his entire life studying and obeying the Law of the Lord and teaching it to others.

Artaxerxes Gives a Letter to Ezra

11 Ezra was a priest and an expert in the laws and commands that the Lord had given to Israel. One day King Artaxerxes gave Ezra a letter which said:

12 [a] Greetings from the great King Artaxerxes to Ezra the priest and expert in the teachings of the God of heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. 7.12-26: Ezra 7.12-26 was written in Aramaic, instead of Hebrew like most of the Old Testament.
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