Ezra 7:10

7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself ¹  to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching ²  its statutes and judgments in Israel.

Ezra 7:27

7:27 ³ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!

Nehemiah 2:12

2:12 I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one ⁴  I was riding.

James 1:16-17

1:16 Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters. ⁵  1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift ⁶  is from above, coming down ⁷  from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. ⁸ 

[7:10]  ¹ tn Heb “established his heart.”

[7:10]  ² tn Heb “to do and to teach.” The expression may be a hendiadys, in which case it would have the sense of “effectively teaching.”

[7:27]  ³ sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (7:12-26) back to Hebrew.

[2:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “the animal.”

[1:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[1:17]  ⁶ tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

[1:17]  ⁷ tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

[1:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).