Ezra 7:26
Context7:26 Everyone who does not observe both the law of your God and the law of the king will be completely 1 liable to the appropriate penalty, whether it is death or banishment or confiscation of property or detainment in prison.”
Ezra 4:14
Context4:14 In light of the fact that we are loyal to the king, 2 and since it does not seem appropriate to us that the king should sustain damage, 3 we are sending the king this information 4
Ezra 7:25
Context7:25 “Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, 5 appoint judges 6 and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.


[7:26] 1 tn On the meaning of this word see HALOT 1820-21 s.v. אָסְפַּרְנָא; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 14.
[4:14] 2 tn Aram “we eat the salt of the palace.”
[4:14] 3 tn Aram “the dishonor of the king is not fitting for us to see.”
[4:14] 4 tn Aram “and we have made known.”
[7:25] 3 tn Aram “in your hand.”
[7:25] 4 tc For the MT reading שָׁפְטִין (shoftim, “judges”) the LXX uses the noun γραμματεῖς (grammatei", “scribes”).