Ezr 7:11-12 | ESV | STEP | This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest , the scribe , a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel :

‏ Ezra 7:11-12

11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel: ^{▼▼The text of Ezra 7:12–26 is in Aramaic} 12 “Artaxerxes, ^bking of kings, to Ezra the priest, the ^cscribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. ^{▼▼Aramaic Perfect (probably a greeting)} ^eAnd now