Ezra 7:11

English Standard Version

11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel:

New International Version

11 This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel:

New International Reader’s Version

11 Ezra was a priest and teacher of the Law. He was an educated man. He knew the LORD’s commands and rules for Israel very well. Here is a copy of a letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra. It said,

King James Version

11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.