Ezra 6:18

6:18 They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, ¹  in accord with ²  the book of Moses.

Ezra 7:11

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ³  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ⁴  Ezra was ⁵  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

[6:18]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:18]  ² tn Aram “according to the writing of.”

[7:11]  ³ tn Heb “this.”

[7:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

[7:11]  ⁵ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.