^7:11What follows⁹ is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe.¹⁰ Ezra was¹¹ a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

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Footnotes

9 Heb “this.”
10 Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.
11 The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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:

NLTNew Living Translation

King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the Lord to Israel:

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

This is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the scroll of the words of the commands of Yahweh and his statutes for Israel:

KJV 1900King James Version

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel.

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