Ezra 3:1
Context3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites 1 were living 2 in their 3 towns, the people assembled 4 in 5 Jerusalem. 6
Ezra 9:4
Context9:4 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.


[3:1] 1 tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”
[3:1] 2 tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).
[3:1] 3 tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew
[3:1] 4 tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[3:1] 6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[9:4] 7 tn Heb “who trembled at the words of the God of Israel.”
[9:4] 8 tn Heb “the exile”; the words “the people” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.