6 Quest’Esdra veniva da Babilonia; era uno scriba versato nella legge di Mosè data dall’Eterno, dall’Iddio d’Israele; e siccome la mano dell’Eterno, del suo Dio, era su lui, il re gli concedette tutto quello che domandò.
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this Ezra 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 him everything he asked, for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.