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They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together: but the Levites were all
sanctified together.
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And so they offered the passover for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests,
and for themselves.
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And the children of Israel that came out of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated
themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord.
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And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days, making merry before the Lord,
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For that he had turned the counsel of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their
hands in the works of the Lord God of Israel.
CHAPTER ESDRAS 8
And after these things, when Artexerxes the king of the Persians reigned came Esdras the son of
Saraias, the son of Ezerias, the son of Helchiah, the son of Salum,
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The son of Sadduc, the son of Achitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezias, the son of
Meremoth, the son of Zaraias, the son of Savias, the son of Boccas, the son of Abisum, the son of
Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest.
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This Esdras went up from Babylon, as a scribe, being very ready in the law of Moses, that was
given by the God of Israel.
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And the king did him honour: for he found grace in his sight in all his requests.
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There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel, of the priest of the Levites, of
the holy singers, porters, and ministers of the temple, unto Jerusalem,
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In the seventh year of the reign of Artexerxes, in the fifth month, this was the king's seventh
year; for they went from Babylon in the first day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem, according
to the prosperous journey which the Lord gave them.
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For Esdras had very great skill, so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of
the Lord, but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgments.
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Now the copy of the commission, which was written from Artexerxes the king, and came to
Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, is this that followeth;
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King Artexerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sendeth greeting:
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Having determined to deal graciously, I have given order, that such of the nation of the Jews,
and of the priests and Levites being within our realm, as are willing and desirous should go with
thee unto Jerusalem.
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As many therefore as have a mind thereunto, let them depart with thee, as it hath seemed good
both to me and my seven friends the counsellors;
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That they may look unto the affairs of Judea and Jerusalem, agreeably to that which is in the
law of the Lord;
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