Ezra 2:59

2:59 These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify ¹  their family connection ²  or their ancestry, ³  as to whether they really were from Israel):

Ezra 9:15

9:15 O Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we are left as a remnant this day. Indeed, we stand before you in our guilt. However, because of this guilt ⁴  no one can really stand before you.”

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¹ tn Heb “relate.”

² tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”

³ tn Heb “their seed.”

⁴ tn Heb “this”; the referent (the guilt mentioned previously) has been specified in the translation for clarity.