King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. Now after[H310] these[H428] things,[H1697] in the reign[H4438] of Artaxerxes[H783] king[H4428] of Persia,[H6539] Ezra[H5830] the son[H1121] of Seraiah,[H8304] the son[H1121] of Azariah,[H5838] the son[H1121] of Hilkiah,[H2518]

2. The son[H1121] of Shallum,[H7967] the son[H1121] of Zadok,[H6659] the son[H1121] of Ahitub,[H285]

3. The son[H1121] of Amariah,[H568] the son[H1121] of Azariah,[H5838] the son[H1121] of Meraioth,[H4812]

4. The son[H1121] of Zerahiah,[H2228] the son[H1121] of Uzzi,[H5813] the son[H1121] of Bukki,[H1231]

5. The son[H1121] of Abishua,[H50] the son[H1121] of Phinehas,[H6372] the son[H1121] of Eleazar,[H499] the son[H1121] of Aaron[H175] the chief[H7218] priest: [H3548]

6. This[H1931] Ezra[H5830] went up[H5927] from Babylon;[H4480] [H894] and he[H1931] was a ready[H4106] scribe[H5608] in the law[H8451] of Moses,[H4872] which[H834] the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of Israel[H3478] had given:[H5414] and the king[H4428] granted[H5414] him all[H3605] his request,[H1246] according to the hand[H3027] of the LORD[H3068] his God[H430] upon[H5921] him.

7. And there went up[H5927] some of the children[H4480] [H1121] of Israel,[H3478] and of[H4480] the priests,[H3548] and the Levites,[H3881] and the singers,[H7891] and the porters,[H7778] and the Nethinims,[H5411] unto[H413] Jerusalem,[H3389] in the seventh[H7651] year[H8141] of Artaxerxes[H783] the king.[H4428]

8. And he came[H935] to Jerusalem[H3389] in the fifth[H2549] month,[H2320] which[H1931] was in the seventh[H7637] year[H8141] of the king.[H4428]

9. For[H3588] upon the first[H259] day of the first[H7223] month[H2320] began[H3246] he[H1931] to go up[H4609] from Babylon,[H4480] [H894] and on the first[H259] day of the fifth[H2549] month[H2320] came[H935] he to[H413] Jerusalem,[H3389] according to the good[H2896] hand[H3027] of his God[H430] upon[H5921] him.

10. For[H3588] Ezra[H5830] had prepared[H3559] his heart[H3824] to seek[H1875] [H853] the law[H8451] of the LORD,[H3068] and to do[H6213] it, and to teach[H3925] in Israel[H3478] statutes[H2706] and judgments.[H4941]

11. Now this[H2088] is the copy[H6572] of the letter[H5406] that[H834] the king[H4428] Artaxerxes[H783] gave[H5414] unto Ezra[H5830] the priest,[H3548] the scribe,[H5608] even a scribe[H5608] of the words[H1697] of the commandments[H4687] of the LORD,[H3068] and of his statutes[H2706] to[H5921] Israel.[H3478]

12. Artaxerxes,[H783] king[H4430] of kings,[H4430] unto Ezra[H5831] the priest,[H3549] a scribe[H5613] of the law[H1882] of[H1768] the God[H426] of heaven,[H8065] perfect[H1585] peace, and at such a time.[H3706]

13. I make[H7761] a decree,[H2942] that[H1768] all[H3606] they of[H4481] the people[H5972] of Israel,[H3479] and of his priests[H3549] and Levites,[H3879] in my realm,[H4437] which are minded of their own freewill[H5069] to go up[H1946] to Jerusalem,[H3390] go[H1946] with[H5974] thee.

14. Forasmuch[H3606] [H6903] [H1768] as thou art sent[H7972] of[H4481] [H6925] the king,[H4430] and of his seven[H7655] counselors,[H3272] to inquire[H1240] concerning[H5922] Judah[H3061] and Jerusalem,[H3390] according to the law[H1882] of thy God[H426] which[H1768] is in thine hand;[H3028]

15. And to carry[H2987] the silver[H3702] and gold,[H1722] which[H1768] the king[H4430] and his counselors[H3272] have freely offered[H5069] unto the God[H426] of Israel,[H3479] whose[H1768] habitation[H4907] is in Jerusalem,[H3390]

16. And all[H3606] the silver[H3702] and gold[H1722] that[H1768] thou canst find[H7912] in all[H3606] the province[H4083] of Babylon,[H895] with[H5974] the freewill offering[H5069] of the people,[H5974] and of the priests,[H3549] offering willingly[H5069] for the house[H1005] of their God[H426] which[H1768] is in Jerusalem: [H3390]

17. That[H3606] [H6903] [H1836] thou mayest buy[H7066] speedily[H629] with this[H1836] money[H3702] bullocks,[H8450] rams,[H1798] lambs,[H563] with their meat offerings[H4504] and their drink offerings,[H5261] and offer[H7127] them[H1994] upon[H5922] the altar[H4056] of[H1768] the house[H1005] of your God[H426] which[H1768] is in Jerusalem.[H3390]

18. And whatsoever[H4101] [H1768] shall seem good[H3191] to[H5922] thee, and to[H5922] thy brethren,[H252] to do[H5648] with the rest[H7606] of the silver[H3702] and the gold,[H1722] that do[H5648] after the will[H7470] of your God.[H426]

19. The vessels[H3984] also that[H1768] are given[H3052] thee for the service[H6402] of the house[H1005] of thy God,[H426] those deliver[H8000] thou before[H6925] the God[H426] of Jerusalem.[H3390]

20. And whatsoever more[H7606] shall be needful[H2819] for the house[H1005] of thy God,[H426] which[H1768] thou shalt have occasion[H5308] to bestow,[H5415] bestow[H5415] it out of[H4481] the king's[H4430] treasure[H1596] house.[H1005]

21. And I, even I[H576] Artaxerxes[H783] the king,[H4430] do make[H7761] a decree[H2942] to all[H3606] the treasurers[H1490] which[H1768] are beyond[H5675] the river,[H5103] that[H1768] whatsoever[H3606] [H1768] Ezra[H5831] the priest,[H3549] the scribe[H5613] of the law[H1882] of[H1768] the God[H426] of heaven,[H8065] shall require[H7593] of you, it be done[H5648] speedily,[H629]

22. Unto[H5705] a hundred[H3969] talents[H3604] of silver,[H3702] and to[H5705] a hundred[H3969] measures[H3734] of wheat,[H2591] and to[H5705] a hundred[H3969] baths[H1325] of wine,[H2562] and to[H5705] a hundred[H3969] baths[H1325] of oil,[H4887] and salt[H4416] without[H1768] [H3809] prescribing[H3792] how much.

23. Whatsoever[H3606] [H1768] is commanded[H2941] by[H4481] the God[H426] of heaven,[H8065] let it be diligently[H149] done[H5648] for the house[H1005] of the God[H426] of heaven:[H8065] for[H1768] why[H4101] should there be[H1934] wrath[H7109] against[H5922] the realm[H4437] of the king[H4430] and his sons?[H1123]

24. Also we certify[H3046] you, that[H1768] touching any[H3606] of the priests[H3549] and Levites,[H3879] singers,[H2171] porters,[H8652] Nethinims,[H5412] or ministers[H6399] of this[H1836] house[H1005] of God,[H426] it shall not[H3809] be lawful[H7990] to impose[H7412] toll,[H4061] tribute,[H1093] or custom,[H1983] upon[H5922] them.

25. And thou,[H607] Ezra,[H5831] after the wisdom[H2452] of thy God,[H426] that[H1768] is in thine hand,[H3028] set[H4483] magistrates[H8200] and judges,[H1782] which[H1768] may[H1934] judge[H1780] all[H3606] the people[H5972] that[H1768] are beyond[H5675] the river,[H5103] all[H3606] such as know[H3046] the laws[H1882] of thy God;[H426] and teach[H3046] ye them that[H1768] know[H3046] them not.[H3809]

26. And whosoever[H3606] [H1768] will[H1934] not[H3809] do[H5648] the law[H1882] of[H1768] thy God,[H426] and the law[H1882] of[H1768] the king,[H4430] let[H1934] judgment[H1780] be executed[H5648] speedily[H629] upon[H4481] him, whether[H2006] it be unto death,[H4193] or[H2006] to banishment,[H8332] or[H2006] to confiscation[H6065] of goods,[H5232] or to imprisonment.[H613]

27. Blessed[H1288] be the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of our fathers,[H1] which[H834] hath put[H5414] such a thing as this[H2063] in the king's[H4428] heart,[H3820] to beautify[H6286] [H853] the house[H1004] of the LORD[H3068] which[H834] is in Jerusalem: [H3389]

28. And hath extended[H5186] mercy[H2617] unto[H5921] me before[H6440] the king,[H4428] and his counselors,[H3289] and before all[H3605] the king's[H4428] mighty[H1368] princes.[H8269] And I[H589] was strengthened[H2388] as the hand[H3027] of the LORD[H3068] my God[H430] was upon[H5921] me, and I gathered together[H6908] out of Israel[H4480] [H3478] chief men[H7218] to go up[H5927] with[H5973] me.