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א וּבִשְׁנַת אַחַת, לְכוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס, לִכְלוֹת דְּבַר-יְהוָה, מִפִּי יִרְמְיָה: הֵעִיר יְהוָה, אֶת-רוּחַ כֹּרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ-פָּרַס, וַיַּעֲבֶר-קוֹל בְּכָל-מַלְכוּתוֹ, וְגַם-בְּמִכְתָּב לֵאמֹר.
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Esdras is a famous priest and scribe connected with Israel's restoration after the Exile. The chief sources of information touching his life are the canonical books of Esdras and Nehemias. A group of apocryphal writings is also much concerned with him, but they can hardly be relied upon, as they relate rather the legendary tales of a later age. Esdras was of priestly descent and belonged to the line of Sardoc (Ezra 7:1-5). He styles himself "son of Saraias" (vii, 1), an expression which is by many understood in a broad sense, as purporting that Saraias, the chief priest, spoken of in 2 Kings 25:18-21, was one of Esdras's ancestors. Nevertheless he is known rather as "the scribe" than as "priest": he was "a ready scribe [a scribe skilled] in the law of Moses", and therefore especially qualified for the task to which he was destined among his people.[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05535a.htm]
==Chapter .1==
[1] Josiah kept the passover to his Lord in Jerusalem; he killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month,
[1] Josiah kept the passover to his Lord in Jerusalem; he killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month,
[2] having placed the priests according to their divisions, arrayed in their garments, in the temple of the Lord.
[2] having placed the priests according to their divisions, arrayed in their garments, in the temple of the Lord.
[57] and they were servants to him and to his sons until the Persians began to reign, in fulfilment of the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah:
[57] and they were servants to him and to his sons until the Persians began to reign, in fulfilment of the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah:
[58] "Until the land has enjoyed its sabbaths, it shall keep sabbath all the time of its desolation until the completion of seventy years."
[58] "Until the land has enjoyed its sabbaths, it shall keep sabbath all the time of its desolation until the completion of seventy years."
==Chapter .2==
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Then, when the letter from King Artaxerxes was read, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates went in haste to Jerusalem, with horsemen and a multitude in battle array, and began to hinder the builders. And the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
Then, when the letter from King Artaxerxes was read, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates went in haste to Jerusalem, with horsemen and a multitude in battle array, and began to hinder the builders. And the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
==Chapter .3==
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[23] And when they recover from the wine, they do not remember what they have done.
[23] And when they recover from the wine, they do not remember what they have done.
[24] Gentlemen, is not wine the strongest, since it forces men to do these things?" When he had said this, he stopped speaking.
[24] Gentlemen, is not wine the strongest, since it forces men to do these things?" When he had said this, he stopped speaking.
==Chapter .4==
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[62] And they praised the God of their fathers, because he had given them release and permission
[62] And they praised the God of their fathers, because he had given them release and permission
[63] to go up and build Jerusalem and the temple which is called by his name; and they feasted, with music and rejoicing, for seven days.
[63] to go up and build Jerusalem and the temple which is called by his name; and they feasted, with music and rejoicing, for seven days.
==Chapter .5==
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[72] But the peoples of the land pressed hard upon those in Judea, cut off their supplies, and hindered their building;
[72] But the peoples of the land pressed hard upon those in Judea, cut off their supplies, and hindered their building;
[73] and by plots and demagoguery and uprisings they prevented the completion of the building as long as King Cyrus lived. And they were kept from building for two years, until the reign of Darius.
[73] and by plots and demagoguery and uprisings they prevented the completion of the building as long as King Cyrus lived. And they were kept from building for two years, until the reign of Darius.
==Chapter .6==
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"I, King Darius, have decreed that it be done with all diligence as here prescribed."
"I, King Darius, have decreed that it be done with all diligence as here prescribed."
==Chapter .7==
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[14] And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days, rejoicing before the Lord,
[14] And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days, rejoicing before the Lord,
[15] Because he had changed the will of the king of the Assyrians concerning them, to strengthen their hands for the service of the Lord God of Israel.
[15] Because he had changed the will of the king of the Assyrians concerning them, to strengthen their hands for the service of the Lord God of Israel.
==Chapter .8==
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[95] Arise and take action, for it is your task, and we are with you to take strong measures."
[95] Arise and take action, for it is your task, and we are with you to take strong measures."
[96] Then Ezra arose and had the leaders of the priests and Levites of all Israel take oath that they would do this. And they took the oath.
[96] Then Ezra arose and had the leaders of the priests and Levites of all Israel take oath that they would do this. And they took the oath.
==Chapter .9==
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