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11
|Esdras 7:11|
Now this is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe, who put into writing the words of the orders of the Lord, and of his rules for Israel:
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12
|Esdras 7:12|
Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, all peace;
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13
|Esdras 7:13|
And now it is my order that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and Levites in my kingdom, who are ready and have a desire to go to Jerusalem, are to go with you.
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14
|Esdras 7:14|
Because you are sent by the king and his seven wise men, to get knowledge about Judah and Jerusalem, as you are ordered by the law of your God which is in your hand;
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15
|Esdras 7:15|
And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem,
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16
|Esdras 7:16|
As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:
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17
|Esdras 7:17|
So with this money get with care oxen, sheep, and lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, to be offered on the altar of the house of your God, which is in Jerusalem.
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18
|Esdras 7:18|
And whatever seems right to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do, as may be pleasing to your God.
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19
|Esdras 7:19|
And the vessels which have been given to you for the uses of the house of your God, you are to give to the God of Jerusalem.
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20
|Esdras 7:20|
And whatever more is needed for the house of your God, and which you may have to give, take it from the king's store-house.
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