Ezra 2:6

2:6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line ¹  of Jeshua and ²  Joab): 2,812;

Ezra 2:25

2:25 the men of Kiriath Jearim, ³  Kephirah and Beeroth: 743;

Ezra 2:36

2:36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family ⁴  of Jeshua): 973;

Ezra 4:1

Opposition to the Building Efforts

4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles ⁵  were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

Ezra 6:19

6:19 ⁶  The exiles ⁷  observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Ezra 10:7

10:7 A proclamation ⁸  was circulated ⁹  throughout Judah and Jerusalem ¹⁰  that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem.

Ezra 10:29

10:29 From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

[2:6]  ¹ tn Heb “to the sons of.” Cf. v. 40.

[2:6]  ² tc The MT reads יוֹאָב (yo’av, “Joab”). However, syntax demands the reading וְיוֹאָב (vÿyo’av, “and Joab”) which is reflected in the LXX and Syriac.

[2:25]  ³ tc The translation, with the support of many manuscripts, reads יְעָרִים (yÿ’arim) here rather than the reading עָרִים (’arim) of the MT.

[2:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “the house of.”

[4:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”

[6:19]  ⁹ sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (4:8–6:18) back to Hebrew. Aramaic will again be used in Ezra 7:12-26.

[6:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the sons of the exile.” So also in v. 20.

[10:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “voice.”

[10:7]  ¹² tn Heb “they sent.”

[10:7]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.