KJV King James Version
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
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Ezra 7:13
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
WEB World English Bible
I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.
ASV American Standard Version
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, that are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
By me hath been made a decree that every one who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with thee, doth go;
Surrounding context — Ezra 7
10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do [it], and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
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.
12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such a time.
13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14 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;
15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem,
16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which [is] in Jerusalem:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מִנִּי֮H4481 · minfromשִׂ֣יםH7761 · sumto set: makeטְעֵם֒H2942 · te.emcommandדִּ֣יH1768 · dithatכָל־H3606 · kolallמִתְנַדַּ֣בH5069 · ne.davbe willingבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩H4437 · mal.khukingdomמִן־H4481 · minfromעַמָּ֨הH5972 · ampeopleיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3479 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיH3549 · ka.henpriestוְלֵוָיֵ֗אH3879 · le.viLeviteלִמְהָ֧ךְH1946 · hukhto goלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םH3390 · ye.ru.sha.lemJerusalemעִמָּ֖ךְH5974 · imwithיְהָֽךְ׃H1946 · hukhto go
Cross-references
Ezra 6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.Ezra 1:3Who [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.Philippians 2:13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.Psalm 110:3Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.Psalm 148:6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.Esther 9:14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.Ezra 5:13But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.Esther 3:15The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.2 Chronicles 30:5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written.
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