Ezra 7:11

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows 1  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. 2  Ezra was 3  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

Ezra 9:14

9:14 Shall we once again break your commandments and intermarry with these abominable peoples? Would you not be so angered by us that you would wipe us out, with no survivor or remnant?

1 tn Heb “this.”

2 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

3 tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.