Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now I decree that any of the Israelites in my kingdom, including priests and Levites, who volunteer to go to Jerusalem with you, may go. New Living Translation “I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you. English Standard Version I make a decree that anyone of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom, who freely offers to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. Berean Standard Bible I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem. King James Bible I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. New King James Version I issue a decree that all those of the people of Israel and the priests and Levites in my realm, who volunteer to go up to Jerusalem, may go with you. New American Standard Bible I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. NASB 1995 I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. NASB 1977 I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. Legacy Standard Bible I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who freely offer to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. Amplified Bible I have issued a decree that all of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. Christian Standard Bible I issue a decree that any of the Israelites in my kingdom, including their priests and Levites, who want to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. Holman Christian Standard Bible I issue a decree that any of the Israelites in my kingdom, including their priests and Levites, who want to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. American Standard Version I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, that are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with thee. Aramaic Bible in Plain English I have commanded and I have established a law that everyone whoever desires to go with you, of the people of Israel and of the Priests and of the Levites in my kingdom, they may go. Brenton Septuagint Translation A decree is made by me, that every one who is willing in my kingdom of the people of Israel, and of the priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem, be permitted to go with thee. Douay-Rheims Bible It is decreed by me, that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and of the Levites in my realm, that are minded to go into Jerusalem, should go with thee. English Revised Version I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have issued a decree that any Israelites who are in my kingdom and want to go with you to Jerusalem may go. This also includes the priests and Levites. Good News Translation "I command that throughout my empire all the Israelite people, priests, and Levites that so desire be permitted to go with you to Jerusalem. International Standard Version I hereby decree that all of the people of Israel— along with their priests and descendants of Levi in my kingdom—who are determined to return to Jerusalem with you may do so. JPS Tanakh 1917 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, that are minded of their own free will to go with thee to Jerusalem, go. Literal Standard Version By me has been made a decree that everyone who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with you, go; Majority Standard Bible I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem. New American Bible I have issued this decree, that anyone in my kingdom belonging to the people of Israel, its priests or Levites, who is willing to go up to Jerusalem with you, may go, NET Bible I have now issued a decree that anyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel--even the priests and Levites--who wishes to do so may go up with you to Jerusalem. New Revised Standard Version I decree that any of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom who freely offers to go to Jerusalem may go with you. New Heart English Bible I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you. Webster's Bible Translation I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, who are disposed of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with thee. World English Bible I make a decree that all those of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my realm, who intend of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you. Young's Literal Translation By me hath been made a decree that every one who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with thee, doth go; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Artaxerxes' Letter for Ezra…12Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings. 13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem. 14You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.… Cross References Ezra 6:1 Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon. Daniel 6:26 I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end. Treasury of Scripture I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with you. I make Ezra 5:13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. Ezra 6:1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 2 Chronicles 30:5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. minded Ezra 1:3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. Psalm 110:3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Jump to Previous Decree Desire Disposed Free Freely Freewill Including Israel Israelites Issued Jerusalem Kingdom Levites Minded Offers Order Orders Priests Ready Realm WillingJump to Next Decree Desire Disposed Free Freely Freewill Including Israel Israelites Issued Jerusalem Kingdom Levites Minded Offers Order Orders Priests Ready Realm WillingEzra 7 1. Ezra goes up to Jerusalem11. The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra 27. Ezra blesses God for this favor Verse 13. - All they of the people of Israel. The decree of Artaxerxes is as wide in its terms as the proclamation of Cyrus (Ezra 1:3), and gives permission not to the Jews only, but to all Israelites of whatever tribe, to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem. That Israelites of all the tribes actually went up to Jerusalem on the occasion seems indicated by the "twelve bullocks for all Israel," which those who returned with Ezra offered on their arrival to the "God of Israel" (see Ezra 8:35). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Iמִנִּי֮ (min·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than hereby שִׂ֣ים (śîm) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7761: To set, make decree טְעֵם֒ (ṭə·‘êm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2942: Flavor, judgment, account that דִּ֣י (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because any כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3606: The whole, all, any, every volunteers מִתְנַדַּ֣ב (miṯ·nad·daḇ) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5069: To volunteer, offer freely among the Israelites עַמָּ֨ה (‘am·māh) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 5972: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock in my kingdom, בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ (bə·mal·ḵū·ṯî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdom including the priests וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי (wə·ḵā·hă·nō·w·hî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3549: Priest and Levites, וְלֵוָיֵ֗א (wə·lê·wā·yê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3879: Levites -- descendants of Levi may go up יְהָֽךְ׃ (yə·hāḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1946: Bring again, come, go up with you עִמָּ֖ךְ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5974: With, equally with to Jerusalem. לִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛ם (lî·rū·šə·lem) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3390: Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel Links Ezra 7:13 NIVEzra 7:13 NLT Ezra 7:13 ESV Ezra 7:13 NASB Ezra 7:13 KJV Ezra 7:13 BibleApps.com Ezra 7:13 Biblia Paralela Ezra 7:13 Chinese Bible Ezra 7:13 French Bible Ezra 7:13 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 7:13 I make a decree that all those (Ezr. 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