7:39 The priests:
the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family 1 of Jeshua), 973;
12:1 These are the priests and Levites who returned 2 with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
1 tn Heb “to the house of.”
2 tn Heb “who went up.”
3 tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”
4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”