Ezra 1:7

1:7 Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels of the Lord’s temple which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and had displayed ¹  in the temple of his gods.

Ezra 2:68

2:68 When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders ²  offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild ³  it on its site.

Ezra 7:10-11

7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself ⁴  to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching ⁵  its statutes and judgments in Israel.

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ⁶  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ⁷  Ezra was ⁸  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

Ezra 8:29

8:29 Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, ⁹  in the storerooms of the temple of the Lord.”

Ezra 9:5

9:5 At the time of the evening offering I got up from my self-abasement, ¹⁰  with my tunic and robe torn, and then dropped to my knees and spread my hands to the Lord my God.

¹ tn Heb “and he gave them.”

² tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

³ tn Heb “cause it to stand.”

³ tn Heb “established his heart.”

⁴ tn Heb “to do and to teach.” The expression may be a hendiadys, in which case it would have the sense of “effectively teaching.”

⁴ tn Heb “this.”

⁵ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

⁶ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁶ tn The Hebrew word used here is a hapax legomenon. It refers to the self-abasement that accompanies religious sorrow and fasting.