Ezra 7:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.”
שָׁמַיִן
{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}
כָּהֵן
priest/ the
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כָּהֵן
{one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}
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גְּמַר
perfect
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גְּמַר
{to end (in the sense of completion or failure)}
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סָפֵר
the scribe of
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סָפֵר
a scribe (secular or sacred)
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דָּת
law/ the
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דָּת
{a royal edict or statute}
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מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
a king
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