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!

[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.