Ezra 7:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.”
Ezra 7:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 7:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 7:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, who all know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.”
Ezra 7:25 — World English Bible
Ezra 7:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knoweth them not. ”
Ezra 7:25 — American Standard Version
Ezra 7:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And thou, Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God, that <FI>is<Fi> in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may be judges to all the people who are beyond the river, to all knowing the law of thy God, and he who hath not known ye cause to know;”
Ezra 7:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 7:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thyGod, which is in thy hand, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thyGod; and teach ye him that knows [them] not. ”
Ezra 7:25 — Darby Translation
Ezra 7:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thou Ezra (after the wisedome of thy God, that is in thine hand) set iudges and arbiters, which may iudge all the people that is beyond the Riuer, euen all that knowe the Lawe of thy God, and teach ye them that know it not.”
Ezra 7:25 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 7:25 in Context — Ezra 7
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?
24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:
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What Does Ezra 7:25 Mean?
Ezra 7:25 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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