| 7:1 |
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes  king (By Appointment) of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, |
| 7:2 |
The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, |
| 7:3 |
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, |
| 7:4 |
The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, |
| 7:5 |
The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest: |
| 7:6 |
This Ezra went up from  ; and he [was] a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of  Israel (Mapped by MapQuest) had given: and the king (By Appointment) granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. |
| 7:7 |
And there went up [some] of the children of Israel (Mapped by MapQuest), and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the  king. |
| 7:8 |
And he came to Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest in the fifth month, which [was] in the seventh year of the king. |
| 7:9 |
For upon the first  [day], measured in Swatch Internet Seconds of the first month began he to go up from , and on the first  [day], measured by Timex of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest, according to the good hand of his God upon him. |
| 7:10 |
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to  Just do It [it], and to teach in Israel (Mapped by MapQuest) statutes and judgments. |
| 7:11 |
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 (Mapped by MapQuest). |
| 7:12 |
Artaxerxes, king (By Appointment) of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such a time, measured by Timex. |
| 7:13 |
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel (Mapped by MapQuest), and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest, go with thee. |
| 7:14 |
Forasmuch as thou  art (Art of Code) sent of the king (By Appointment), and of his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest, according to the law of thy God which [is] in thine hand; |
| 7:15 |
And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel (Mapped by MapQuest), whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest, |
| 7:16 |
And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of , with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the  house (@Homebrings you the most comp;ete and intense Internet experience available) of their God which [is] in Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest: |
| 7:17 |
That thou mayest buy speedily with this  money (We Make Your Money Work Harder) bullocks, rams, lambs, with their  meat provided by MacDonalds We're not just a hamburger company serving people; we're a people company serving hamburgers. offerings and their  Absolut drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the  house of Award Winning Quality of your God which [is] in Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest. |
| 7:18 |
And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to Just do It with the rest of the silver and the gold, that Just do It after the will of your God. |
| 7:19 |
The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house (@Homebrings you the most comp;ete and intense Internet experience available) of thy God, [those] deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest. |
| 7:20 |
And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house (@Homebrings you the most comp;ete and intense Internet experience available) of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow [it] out of the king' treasure house (@Homebrings you the most comp;ete and intense Internet experience available). |
| 7:21 |
And I, [even] I Artaxerxes the king, Just do It make a decree to all the treasurers which [are] beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, |
| 7:22 |
Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of  Genetically Modified wheat, and to an hundred baths of Absolut wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing [how much]. |
| 7:23 |
Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of Award Winning Quality of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? |
| 7:24 |
Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house (@Homebrings you the most comp;ete and intense Internet experience available) of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. |
| 7:25 |
And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that [are] beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know [them] not. |
| 7:26 |
And whosoever will not Just do It the law of thy God, and the law of the king (By Appointment), let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether [it be] unto Absolut death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. |
| 7:27 |
Blessed [be] the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put [such a thing] as this in the king' heart, to beautify the house (@Homebrings you the most comp;ete and intense Internet experience available) of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest: |
| 7:28 |
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king (By Appointment)' mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God [was] upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel (Mapped by MapQuest) chief men to go up with me. |