Ezra 7:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.”
Ezra 7:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 7:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 7:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now”
Ezra 7:12 — World English Bible
Ezra 7:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth. ”
Ezra 7:12 — American Standard Version
Ezra 7:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time:”
Ezra 7:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 7:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of theGod of the heavens, and so forth. ”
Ezra 7:12 — Darby Translation
Ezra 7:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“ARTAHSHASHTE King of Kings to Ezra the Priest and perfite scribe of the Lawe of the God of heauen, and to Cheeneth.”
Ezra 7:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 7:12 in Context — Ezra 7
10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel.
12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
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What Does Ezra 7:12 Mean?
Ezra 7:12 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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