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22 up to 100 talents[a] of silver, 100 cors[b] of wheat, 100 baths[c] of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. 23 Whatever is decreed by the God of heaven, let it be done in full for the house of the God of heaven, lest his wrath be against the realm of the king and his sons. 24 We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose (A)tribute, custom, or toll on anyone of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:22 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
  2. Ezra 7:22 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 litres
  3. Ezra 7:22 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 litres