Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX2012

1 Esdras 8:79

And to discover to us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
and to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
And to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude.
King James Version