Ezra 7:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.”

Ezra 7:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 7:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 7:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to Yahweh my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.”

Ezra 7:28 — World English Bible

Ezra 7:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.”

Ezra 7:28 — American Standard Version

Ezra 7:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and unto me hath stretched out kindness before the king and his counsellors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of Jehovah my God <FI>is<Fi> upon me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me.”

Ezra 7:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 7:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened, as the hand of Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.”

Ezra 7:28 — Darby Translation

Ezra 7:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hath enclined mercy toward me, before the King and his counsellers, and before all the Kings mightie Princes: and I was comforted by the hand of the Lord my God which was vpon me, and I gathered the chiefe of Israel to goe vp with me. ”

Ezra 7:28 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 7:28 in Context — Ezra 7

26 Y cualquiera que no hiciere la ley de tu Dios, y la ley del rey, prestamente sea juzgado, ó á muerte, ó á desarraigo, ó á pena de la hacienda, ó á prisión.

27 Bendito Jehová, Dios de nuestros padres, que puso tal cosa en el corazón del rey, para honrar la casa de Jehová que está en Jerusalem.

28 E inclinó hacia mí [su] misericordia delante del rey y de sus consultores, y de todos los príncipes poderosos del rey. Y yo, confortado según la mano de mi Dios sobre mí, junté los principales de Israel para que subiesen conmigo.

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What Does Ezra 7:28 Mean?

Ezra 7:28 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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