Ezra 7:6
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6 —came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses,(A) which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested(B) because the hand of the Lord his God was on him.(C)
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Ezra 7:11-12
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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,(A) to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens:
Greetings.
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- 7:11 Ezr 7:12–26 is written in Aramaic.
Nehemiah 8:9
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9 Nehemiah the governor,(A) Ezra the priest and scribe,(B) and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day(C) is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.”(D) For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.
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Nehemiah 8:13
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Festival of Shelters Observed
13 On the second day, the family heads of all the people, along with the priests and Levites,(A) assembled before the scribe Ezra(B) to study the words of the law.
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