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And he wrote for all the Jews who were going up from his kingdom to Judea, in the interest of their freedom, that no officer or satrap or governor or treasurer should forcibly enter their doors;
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that all the country which they would occupy should be theirs without tribute; that the Idumeans should give up the villages of the Jews which they held;
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that twenty talents a year should be given for the building of the temple until it was completed,
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and an additional ten talents a year for burnt offerings to be offered on the altar every day, in accordance with the commandment to make seventeen offerings;
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and that all who came from Babylonia to build the city should have their freedom, they and their children and all the priests who came.
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He wrote also concerning their support and the priests' garments in which they were to minister.
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He wrote that the support for the Levites should be provided until the day when the temple should be finished and Jerusalem built.
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He wrote that land and wages should be provided for all who guarded the city.
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And he sent back from Babylon all the vessels which Cyrus had set apart; everything that Cyrus had ordered to be done, he also commanded to be done and to be sent to Jerusalem.
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When the young man went out, he lifted up his face to heaven toward Jerusalem, and praised the King of heaven, saying,
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"From thee is the victory; from thee is wisdom, and thine is the glory. I am thy servant.