Ezra 2:68

2:68 When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders ¹  offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild ²  it on its site.

Ezra 3:3

3:3 They established the altar on its foundations, even though they were in terror of the local peoples, ³  and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and the evening offerings.

Ezra 7:11

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ⁴  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ⁵  Ezra was ⁶  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, ⁷  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, ⁸  with my tunic and robe torn, and then dropped to my knees and spread my hands to the Lord my God.

Ezra 10:11

10:11 Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents ⁹  and from these foreign wives.”

¹ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

² tn Heb “cause it to stand.”

³ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

⁵ tn Heb “this.”

⁶ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

⁷ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ tn The Hebrew word used here is a hapax legomenon. It refers to the self-abasement that accompanies religious sorrow and fasting.

¹¹ tn Heb “the peoples of the land.”