Ezra 2:63

2:63 The governor ¹  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ²  the Urim and Thummim.

Ezra 2:68

2:68 When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders ³  offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild ⁴  it on its site.

Ezra 10:15

10:15 Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah were ⁵  against this, assisted by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.

¹ tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395).

² tn Heb “to stand.”

³ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

⁴ tn Heb “cause it to stand.”

⁵ tn Heb “stood.”