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: 12 “Artaxerxes, ^aking of kings, to Ezra the priest, the ^bscribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. ^{▼▼Aramaic Perfect (probably a greeting)} ^dAnd now