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 displayed¹ in the temple of his gods.

Ezra 3:4

3:4 They observed the Festival of Temporary Shelters² as required³ and offered the proper number of⁴ daily burnt offerings according to the requirement for each day.

Ezra 7:10

7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself⁵ to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching⁶ its statutes and judgments in Israel.

Ezra 7:27

7:27 ⁷Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!

Ezra 8:25

8:25 and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God – items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed.

Ezra 10:5

10:5 So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan.⁸ And they all took a solemn oath.

¹tn Heb “and he gave them.”

²tn The Hebrew phrase אֶת חַג־הַסֻּכּוֹת (’et khag-hassukot, “festival of huts” [or “shelters”]) is traditionally known as the Feast of Tabernacles. The rendering “booths” (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV) is probably better than the traditional “tabernacles” in light of the meaning of the term סֻכָּה (sukkah, “hut; booth”), but “booths” are frequently associated with trade shows and craft fairs in contemporary American English. The nature of the celebration during this feast as a commemoration of the wanderings of the Israelites after they left Egypt suggests that a translation like “temporary shelters” is more appropriate.

³tn Heb “according to what is written.”

⁴tn Heb “by number.”

³tn Heb “established his heart.”

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

⁴sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (7:12-26) back to Hebrew.

⁵tn Heb “to do according to this plan.”