Ezra 2:63

2:63 The governor ¹  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ²  the Urim and Thummim.

Ezra 4:14

4:14 In light of the fact that we are loyal to the king, ³  and since it does not seem appropriate to us that the king should sustain damage, ⁴  we are sending the king this information ⁵ 

[2:63]  ¹ tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395).

[2:63]  ² tn Heb “to stand.”

[4:14]  ³ tn Aram “we eat the salt of the palace.”

[4:14]  ⁴ tn Aram “the dishonor of the king is not fitting for us to see.”

[4:14]  ⁵ tn Aram “and we have made known.”