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 displayed ¹  in the temple of his gods.

Ezra 2:69

2:69 As they were able, ²  they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas ³  of gold, 5,000 minas ⁴  of silver, and 100 priestly robes. ⁵ 

Ezra 7:11

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ⁶  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ⁷  Ezra was ⁸  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

Ezra 7:27

7:27 ⁹ Blessed 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 8:20

8:20 and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites – 220 of them. They were all designated by name.

Ezra 8:36

8:36 Then they presented the decrees of the king to the king’s satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who gave help to the people and to the temple of God.

Ezra 9:13

9:13 “Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint ¹⁰  toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.

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 ¹¹  and from these foreign wives.”

[1:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and he gave them.”

[2:69]  ² tn Heb “according to their strength.”

[2:69]  ³ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים (darkÿmonim, cf. Neh 7:69, 70, 71) is uncertain. It may be a Greek loanword meaning “drachmas” (the view adopted here and followed also by NAB, NASB, NIV) or a Persian loanword “daric,” referring to a Persian gold coin (BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן; HALOT 232 s.v. נִים(וֹ)דַּרְכְּמֹ; cf. ASV, NRSV). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 206-9.

[2:69]  ⁴ sn The מָנִים (manim, cf. Neh 7:71, 72) is a measuring weight for valuable metals, equal to 1/60 of a talent or 60 shekels (BDB 584 s.v. מָנֶה; HALOT 599 s.v. מָנֶה). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 203-6.

[2:69]  ⁵ tn Or “garments.”

[7:11]  ³ tn Heb “this.”

[7:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

[7:11]  ⁵ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

[7:27]  ⁴ sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (7:12-26) back to Hebrew.

[9:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “held back downwards from”; KJV “hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve” (NIV, NRSV, NLT all similar).

[10:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the peoples of the land.”