^7:12¹² “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven: ^7:13I have now issued a decree¹³ 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.¹⁴^7:14You are authorized¹⁵ by the king and his seven advisers to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your possession,¹⁶^7:15and to bring silver and gold which the king and his advisers have freely contributed to the God of Israel, who resides in Jerusalem, ^7:16along with all the silver and gold that you may collect¹⁷ throughout all the province of Babylon and the contributions of the people and the priests for the temple of their God which is in Jerusalem. ^7:17With this money you should be sure to purchase bulls, rams, and lambs, along with the appropriate¹⁸ meal offerings and libations. You should bring them to the altar of the temple of your God which is in Jerusalem. ^7:18You may do whatever seems appropriate to you and your colleagues¹⁹ with the rest of the silver and the gold, in keeping with the will of your God. ^7:19Deliver to²⁰ the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God. ^7:20The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply,²¹ you may do so from the royal treasury.

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Footnotes

12 Ezra 7:12–26 is written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew.
13 Heb “from me is placed a decree.” So also in v. 21.
14 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
15 Aram “sent.”
16 Aram “in your hand.”
17 Aram “find.”
18 Aram “their meal offerings and their libations.”
19 Aram “brothers.”
20 Or “before.”
21 Aram “may fall to you to give.”