Ezra 2:6

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

Ezra 6:19

6:19 ³  The exiles ⁴  observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Ezra 8:9

8:9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

Ezra 8:24

8:24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with ⁵  Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, ⁶ 

[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.

[6:19]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of the exile.” So also in v. 20.

[8:24]  ⁵ tc The translation reads וַחֲשַׁבְיָה וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (vÿsherevÿyah vakhashavyah, “and Sherebiah and Hashabiah”) rather than the reading חֲשַׁבְיָה לְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (lÿsherevyah khashavyah, “to Sherebiah Hashabiah”) of the MT.

[8:24]  ⁶ tn Or “relatives”; or “colleagues” (cf. NLT “ten other priests”).