Cross Reference EZRA 7:11 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

{Ezra 7:11} Now this x2088 [is] the copy 6572 of the letter 5406 that x834 the king 4428 Artaxerxes 783 gave 5414 z8804 unto Ezra 5830 the priest, 3548 the scribe, 5608 z8802 [even] a scribe 5608 z8802 of the words 1697 of the commandments 4687 of the LORD, 3068 and of his statutes 2706 to x5921 Israel. 3478

the copy:
"Thisª [is] the copyª of the letterª thatª they sentª ° unto¹ him,² [even] unto¹ Artaxerxesª the king;ª Thy servantsª the menª on this sideª the river,ª and at such a time.ª" {Ezr 4:11} + "The copyª of the letterª that¹ Tatnai,ª governorª on this sideª the river,ª and Shetharboznai,ª and his companionsª the Apharsachites,ª which¹ [were] on this sideª the river,ª sentª ° untoª Dariusª the king:ª" {Ezr 5:6}

a scribe:
"This¹ Ezraª went upª ° from Babylon;ª ¹ and he¹ [was] a readyª scribeª ° in the lawª of Moses,ª which¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª had given:ª ° and the kingª grantedª ° him all¹ his request,ª according to the handª of the LORDª his Godª upon¹ him." {Ezr 7:6} + "Saying,ª ° The¹ scribesª andª the¹ Phariseesª sitª ° inª Moses'ª seat:ª" {Mtt 23:2} + "Butª woeª unto you,ª scribesª andª Pharisees,ª hypocrites!ª forª ye shut upª ° the¹ kingdomª of heavenª againstª men:ª forª yeª neither² ¹ go inª ° [yourselves], neither² ¹ suffer¹ ye² ° them that are enteringª ° to go in.ª °" {Mtt 23:13} + "Thenª came togetherª ° untoª himª the¹ Pharisees,ª andª certainª of the¹ scribes,ª which cameª ° fromª Jerusalem.ª ... Making² ° the word² of God² of none effectª °¹ ¹ ¹ through yourª tradition,ª whichª ye have delivered:ª ° andª manyª suchª like thingsª do¹ ye.² °" {Mrk 7:1-13}