Ezra 7:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,”
Ezra 7:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 7:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 7:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,”
Ezra 7:21 — World English Bible
Ezra 7:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence, ”
Ezra 7:21 — American Standard Version
Ezra 7:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And by me--I Artaxerxes the king--is made a decree to all treasurers who <FI>are<Fi> beyond the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, doth ask of you, be done speedily:”
Ezra 7:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 7:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I, I Artaxerxes the king, do give orders to all the treasurers that are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of theGod of the heavens shall require of you, it be done diligently, ”
Ezra 7:21 — Darby Translation
Ezra 7:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I King Artahshashte haue giuen commandemet to all the treasurers which are beyond the Riuer, that whatsoeuer Ezra the Priest and Scribe of the Law of the God of heauen shall require of you, that it be done incontinently,”
Ezra 7:21 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 7:21 in Context — Ezra 7
19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.
21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
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What Does Ezra 7:21 Mean?
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