Ezra 7:13 meaning and explanation
I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:13, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of King Artaxerxes of Persia, written in the letter he gave Ezra to carry back to Jerusalem. The decree allows any Israelite living in the Persian empire who wishes to return to Judah to go with Ezra.
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