Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are sent by the king and his seven advisers to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem with regard to the Law of your God, which is in your hand. New Living Translation I and my council of seven hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and Jerusalem, based on your God’s law, which is in your hand. English Standard Version For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand, Berean Standard Bible You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand. King James Bible Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellers, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; New King James Version And whereas you are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand; New American Standard Bible Since you are sent on the part of the king and his seven advisers to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God which is in your hand, NASB 1995 “Forasmuch as you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand, NASB 1977 “Forasmuch as you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand, Legacy Standard Bible Forasmuch as you are sent from before the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand, Amplified Bible For you are sent by the king and his seven advisers to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem in accordance with the Law of your God, which is in your hand, Christian Standard Bible You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your possession. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your possession. American Standard Version Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand, Aramaic Bible in Plain English I have commanded and I have established the law and I have sent some of my companions to inquire about Yehuda and about Jerusalem, also to inquire concerning the law of your God that is in your hands Brenton Septuagint Translation One has been sent from the king and the seven councillors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem, according to the law of their God that is in thine hand. Douay-Rheims Bible For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God, which is in thy hand. English Revised Version Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; GOD'S WORD® Translation I, the king, and my seven advisers are sending you to evaluate the situation in Judah and Jerusalem on the basis of your God's Teachings, which you hold in your hands. Good News Translation I, together with my seven counselors, send you to investigate the conditions in Jerusalem and Judah in order to see how well the Law of your God, which has been entrusted to you, is being obeyed. International Standard Version You have authority to act for the king and for his Council of Seven to conduct an inquiry concerning Judah and Jerusalem in accordance with the Law of your God, which is in your possession. JPS Tanakh 1917 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand; Literal Standard Version because that from the king and his seven counselors you are sent, to inquire concerning Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the Law of God that [is] in your hand, Majority Standard Bible You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand. New American Bible for you are the one sent by the king and his seven counselors to supervise Judah and Jerusalem with regard to the law of your God which is in your possession, NET Bible You are authorized by the king and his seven advisers to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your possession, New Revised Standard Version For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your hand, New Heart English Bible Because you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand, Webster's Bible Translation Forasmuch as thou art sent by the king, and by his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand; World English Bible Because you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand, Young's Literal Translation because that from the king and his seven counsellors thou art sent, to inquire concerning Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the law of God that is in thy hand, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Artaxerxes' Letter for Ezra…13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem. 14 You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand. 15Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,… Cross References Ezra 6:8 I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered. Ezra 7:15 Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem, Ezra 7:28 and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me. Ezra 8:25 and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God. Zechariah 6:10 "Take an offering from the exiles--from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon--and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. Treasury of Scripture For as much as you are sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand; of the king. Esther 1:14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) according Ezra 7:25,26 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… Deuteronomy 17:18,19 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: … Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. thy God Ezra 1:3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. Ezra 5:8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. Ezra 6:12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. Jump to Previous Advisers Counsellors Counselors Enquire Forasmuch Hand Inquire Inquiries Jerusalem Judah Law Ordered Regard Seven WiseJump to Next Advisers Counsellors Counselors Enquire Forasmuch Hand Inquire Inquiries Jerusalem Judah Law Ordered Regard Seven WiseEzra 7 1. Ezra goes up to Jerusalem11. The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra 27. Ezra blesses God for this favor (14) Seven counsellors.--These are mentioned in Esther 1:14, and were probably the heads of those families who aided Darius Hystaspis against the pseudo-Smerdis, as mentioned by Herodotus. According to the law of thy God.--Ezra's commission was first to enquire into the condition of the city and province, with regard to the relation of both to the Divine law. Verse 14. - Ezra received his commission from the king, and from his seven counsellors, who thus seem to occupy an important position in the Persian state. They are commonly identified with the "seven princes of Persia and Media," mentioned in Esther (Esther 1:14), "which saw the king's face," and "sate first in the kingdom." A conjecture, which, though not unreasonable, cannot be said to be substantiated, connects the "seven counsellors" with the seven great Persian septs, or families, which had privileges beyond the rest, and among them the right of unrestricted access to the royal presence ('Herod.,' 3:84). The commission which Ezra received is described in this verse as one to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem; but the subject-matter of the inquiry is not mentioned. He can scarcely have been sent to make inquiry whether the law of Moses was observed or no, since that was certainly not a matter with which the Persian government would concern itself. Probably he was to inquire generally into the material prosperity of the province, and to report thereon.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You are sentשְׁלִ֔יחַ (šə·lî·aḥ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 7972: To send away, for, out by מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than the king מַלְכָּ֜א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king and his seven וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת (wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7655: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number counselors יָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ (yā·‘ă·ṭō·hî) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3272: To counsel, to consult to evaluate לְבַקָּרָ֥א (lə·ḇaq·qā·rā) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1240: To plough, break forth, to inspect, admire, care for, consider Judah יְה֖וּד (yə·hūḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3061: Judah -- the southern kingdom, named for one of the twelve tribes and Jerusalem וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (wə·lî·rū·šə·lem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3390: Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel according to the law בְּדָ֥ת (bə·ḏāṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1882: A royal edict, statute of your God, אֱלָהָ֖ךְ (’ĕ·lā·hāḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 426: God which דִּי֩ (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because is in your hand. בִידָֽךְ׃ (ḇî·ḏāḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3028: A hand Links Ezra 7:14 NIVEzra 7:14 NLT Ezra 7:14 ESV Ezra 7:14 NASB Ezra 7:14 KJV Ezra 7:14 BibleApps.com Ezra 7:14 Biblia Paralela Ezra 7:14 Chinese Bible Ezra 7:14 French Bible Ezra 7:14 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 7:14 Because you are sent of the king (Ezr. 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