Ezra 7:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.”

Ezra 7:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 7:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 7:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now”

Ezra 7:12 — World English Bible

Ezra 7:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.”

Ezra 7:12 — American Standard Version

Ezra 7:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time:”

Ezra 7:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 7:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.”

Ezra 7:12 — Darby Translation

Ezra 7:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“ARTAHSHASHTE King of Kings to Ezra the Priest and perfite scribe of the Lawe of the God of heauen, and to Cheeneth.”

Ezra 7:12 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 7:12 in Context — Ezra 7

10 Porque Esdras había preparado su corazón para inquirir la ley de Jehová, y para hacer y enseñar á Israel mandamientos y juicios.

11 Y este es el traslado de la carta que dió el rey Artajerjes á Esdras, sacerdote escriba, escriba de las palabras mandadas de Jehová, y de sus estatutos á Israel:

12 Artajerjes, rey de los reyes, á Esdras sacerdote, escriba perfecto de la ley del Dios del cielo: Salud, etc.

13 Por mí es dado mandamiento, que cualquiera que quisiere en mi reino, del pueblo de Israel y de sus sacerdotes y Levitas, ir contigo á Jerusalem, vaya.

14 Porque de parte del rey y de sus siete consultores eres enviado á visitar á Judea y á Jerusalem, conforme á la ley de tu Dios que está en tu mano;

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What Does Ezra 7:12 Mean?

Ezra 7:12 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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