Ezra 7:12

7:12 ¹ “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:

Ezra 7:21

7:21 “I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue orders to all the treasurers of ²  Trans-Euphrates, that you precisely execute all that Ezra the priestly scribe of the law of the God of heaven may request of you –

Ezra 7:25

7:25 “Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, ³  appoint judges ⁴  and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

[7:12]  ¹ sn Ezra 7:12-26 is written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew.

[7:21]  ² tn Aram “who are in.”

[7:25]  ³ tn Aram “in your hand.”

[7:25]  ⁴ tc For the MT reading שָׁפְטִין (shoftim, “judges”) the LXX uses the noun γραμματεῖς (grammatei", “scribes”).