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

1 Esdras 8:3

This Esdras went up from Babylon, as a scribe, being very ready in the law of Moses, that was given by the God of Israel.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
This Esdras went up from Babylon, as a scribe, being very ready in the law of Moses, that was given by the God of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
This Esdras went up from Babylon, as a scribe, being very ready in the law of Moses, that was given by the God of Israel.
Septuagint in American English (2012)