Ezra 2:2

2:2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of Israelites ¹  was as follows: ² 

Ezra 3:1

The Altar is Rebuilt

3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites ³  were living ⁴  in their ⁵  towns, the people assembled ⁶  in ⁷  Jerusalem. ⁸ 

Ezra 5:1

Tattenai Appeals to Darius

5:1 Then the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son ⁹  of Iddo ¹⁰  prophesied concerning the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem ¹¹  in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.

Ezra 6:16

6:16 The people ¹²  of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles ¹³  – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

Ezra 7:7

7:7 In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, Ezra brought ¹⁴  up to Jerusalem ¹⁵  some of the Israelites and some of the priests, the Levites, the attendants, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants.

Ezra 7:11

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ¹⁶  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ¹⁷  Ezra was ¹⁸  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

Ezra 7:13

7:13 I have now issued a decree ¹⁹  that anyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel – even the priests and Levites – who wishes to do so may go up with you to Jerusalem. ²⁰ 

Ezra 8:25

8:25 and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God – items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed.

Ezra 9:4

9:4 Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe ²¹  gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. ²²  Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering.

Ezra 10:5

10:5 So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan. ²³  And they all took a solemn oath.

Ezra 10:10

10:10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel.

[2:2]  ¹ tn Heb “men of the people of Israel.”

[2:2]  ² tn The words “was as follows” are not in the Hebrew text but are used in the translation for clarity.

[3:1]  ³ tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

[3:1]  ⁴ tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).

[3:1]  ⁵ tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew MSS and ancient versions בְּעָרֵיהֶם (be’arehem, “in their towns”), rather than the reading בֶּעָרִים (be’arim, “in the towns”) found in the MT. Cf. Neh 7:72 HT [7:73 ET].

[3:1]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[3:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “to.”

[3:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[5:1]  ⁵ tn Aram “son.” According to Zech 1:1 he was actually the grandson of Iddo.

[5:1]  ⁶ tn Aram “and Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo the prophet.”

[5:1]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:16]  ⁷ tn Aram “sons of.”

[6:16]  ⁸ tn Aram “sons of the exile.”

[7:7]  ⁹ tc The translation reads the Hiphil singular וַיַּעֲל (vayya’al, “he [Ezra] brought up”) rather than the Qal plural וַיַּעַלוּ (vayya’alu, “they came up”) of the MT.

[7:7]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[7:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “this.”

[7:11]  ¹² tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

[7:11]  ¹³ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

[7:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “from me is placed a decree.” So also in v. 21.

[7:13]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “who trembled at the words of the God of Israel.”

[9:4]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the exile”; the words “the people” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[10:5]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to do according to this plan.”