8:11 Then the Levites quieted all the people saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.”
11:24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king 1 in every matter pertaining to the people.
8:13 On the second day of the month the family leaders 2 met with 3 Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.
8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, 4 Ezra the priestly scribe, 5 and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, 6 “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
1 tn Heb “to the hand of the king.”
1 tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”
2 tn Heb “were gathered to”; NAB, NIV “gathered around”; NRSV “came together to.”
1 tc The unexpected reference to Nehemiah here has led some scholars to suspect that the phrase “Nehemiah the governor” is a later addition to the text and not original.
2 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”
3 tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.