Ezra 7:12-13

7:12 ¹ “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven: 7:13 I have now issued a decree ²  that anyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel – even the priests and Levites – who wishes to do so may go up with you to Jerusalem. ³ 

[7:12]  ¹ sn Ezra 7:12-26 is written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew.

[7:13]  ² tn Heb “from me is placed a decree.” So also in v. 21.

[7:13]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.