Ezra 2:42

2:42 The gatekeepers: ¹  the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai: 139.

Ezra 4:5

4:5 They were hiring advisers to oppose them, so as to frustrate their plans, throughout the time ²  of King Cyrus of Persia until the reign of King Darius ³  of Persia. ⁴ 

Ezra 6:21

6:21 The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them ⁵  in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the Lord God of Israel.

Ezra 8:20-21

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.

8:21 I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey ⁶  for us, our children, and all our property.

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 ⁷  gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. ⁸  Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering.

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 ⁹  toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.

Ezra 10:3

10:3 Therefore let us enact ¹⁰  a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, ¹¹  and that of those who respect ¹²  the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.

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. ¹³  And they all took a solemn oath.

[2:42]  ¹ tc Here it is preferable to delete the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT.

[4:5]  ² tn Heb “all the days of.”

[4:5]  ³ sn Darius ruled Persia ca. 522-486 B.C.

[4:5]  ⁴ sn The purpose of the opening verses of this chapter is to summarize why the Jews returning from the exile were unable to complete the rebuilding of the temple more quickly than they did. The delay was due not to disinterest on their part but to the repeated obstacles that had been placed in their path by determined foes.

[6:21]  ³ tn Heb “who had separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to them.”

[8:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “a straight way.”

[9:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “who trembled at the words of the God of Israel.”

[9:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “the exile”; the words “the people” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[9:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “held back downwards from”; KJV “hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve” (NIV, NRSV, NLT all similar).

[10:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “cut.”

[10:3]  ⁸ tn The MT vocalizes this word as a plural, which could be understood as a reference to God. But the context seems to suggest that a human lord is intended. The apparatus of BHS suggests repointing the word as a singular (“my lord”), but this is unnecessary. The plural (“my lords”) can be understood in an honorific sense even when a human being is in view. Most English versions regard this as a reference to Ezra, so the present translation supplies “your” before “counsel” to make this clear.

[10:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “who tremble at”; NAB, NIV “who fear.”

[10:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “to do according to this plan.”