Ezra 8:1

The Leaders Who Returned with Ezra

8:1 These are the leaders ¹  and those enrolled with them by genealogy who were coming up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

Ezra 7:28

7:28 He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

Ezra 9:11

9:11 which you commanded us through your servants the prophets with these words: ²  ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land defiled by the impurities of the local residents! ³  With their abominations they have filled it from one end to the other with their filthiness.

[8:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the heads of their families.”

[9:11]  ² tn Heb “through your servants the prophets, saying.”

[9:11]  ³ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”