Ezra 7:6
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6 —came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses,(A) which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested(B) because the hand of Yahweh his God was on him.(C)
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Ezra 7:6
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6 this Ezra(A) came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted(B) him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.(C)
Ezra 7:9
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9 He began the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month(A) and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month(B) since the gracious hand of his God was on him.(C)
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Ezra 7:9
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9 He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was on him.(A)
Ezra 7:28
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28 and who has shown favor to me before the king,(A) his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by Yahweh my God,[a](B) and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.(C)
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- Ezra 7:28 Lit because the hand of the Lord my God was on me
Ezra 7:28
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28 and who has extended his good favor(A) to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me,(B) I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
Ezra 8:18
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18 Since the gracious hand of our God was on us,(A) they brought us Sherebiah(B)—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,
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Ezra 8:18
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18 Because the gracious hand of our God was on us,(A) they brought us Sherebiah,(B) a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all;
Ezra 8:22
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22 I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him.”(A)
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Ezra 8:22
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22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers(A) and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone(B) who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.(C)”
Ezra 8:31
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Arrival in Jerusalem
31 We set out from the Ahava River[a] on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God,[b](A) and He protected us from the power of the enemy and from ambush along the way.(B)
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Ezra 8:31
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31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal(A) to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us,(B) and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
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