Section 7:27–28

Ezra praised God for the king’s kind letter

7:27a Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers,

¶ ⌊Then Ezra said,⌋ “Yahweh, the God of our (incl.) fathers, is worthy of praise/honor
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¶ ⌊Because King Artaxerxes had been so kind/generous, Ezra said,⌋ “I praise/thank you, Yahweh, the God whom our (excl.) ancestors worshiped/served.
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¶ ⌊So I, Ezra, said,⌋ “Yahweh, the God whom our first fathers worshiped long ago, you (sing.) are good!

7:27b who has put into the heart of the king

because he put the idea into the king’s heart/mind
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For you (sing.) gave the king the desire
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You led the king

7:27c to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

to beautify/adorn the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem.
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to glorify your (sing.) house at Jerusalem by what he has commanded ⌊in this letter⌋.

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