Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

1 Esdras 8:9

King Artaxerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sendeth greeting:

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
King Artaxerxes to Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sends greeting:
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
King Artexerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sendeth greeting:
King James Version
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