Ezra 7:10-12

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁰ Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach^(A) its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Letter from Artaxerxes

¹¹ This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in matters of the Lord’s commands and statutes for Israel:^[a]

¹² Artaxerxes, king of kings,^(B) to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens:

Greetings.