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Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.

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ASV

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knoweth them not.

KJV

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַ֣נְתְּve.'Antand youH607 →
עֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'O EzraH5831 →
כְּחָכְמַ֨תke.cha.khe.Mataccording to [the] wisdom ofH2452 →
אֱלָהָ֤ךְ'e.la.HakhGod yourH426 →
דִּֽי־di-whichH1768 →
בִידָךְ֙vi.doKh[is] in hand yourH3028 →
מֶ֣נִּיMe.niappointH4483 →
שָׁפְטִ֞יןsha.fe.TinjudgesH8200 →
וְדַיָּנִ֗יןve.dai.ya.Ninand judgesH1782 →
דִּי־di-thatH1768 →
לֶהֱוֹ֤ןle.he.Vonthey will beH1934 →
דָּאיְנִין֙da.'a.ninjudgingH1778 →
לְכָל־le.khol<obj.> allH3606 →
עַמָּה֙'a.Mah'people theH5972 →
דִּ֚יdiwhichH1768 →
בַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.Var[is] in [the] region beyondH5675 →
נַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'river theH5103 →
לְכָל־le.khol<obj.> allH3606 →
יָדְעֵ֖יya.de.'Ei[those who] knowH3046 →
דָּתֵ֣יda.Tei<of> [the] laws ofH1882 →
אֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhGod yourH426 →
וְדִ֧יve.Diand [one] whoH1768 →
לָ֦אla'notH3809 →
יָדַ֖עya.Da'[he is] knowingH3046 →
תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃te.hod.'Unyou will instructH3046 →

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2 Timothy 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Ezra 7:10For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.James 3:17–18But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.Hebrews 8:11No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.Romans 10:14–17How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.Ezra 7:14You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.Exodus 18:21–25Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Nehemiah 9:3While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.Nehemiah 8:7–8The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.Mark 6:34When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.2 Chronicles 17:7–9In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,

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