Ezra 2:65

2:65 not counting ¹  their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers

Ezra 3:1

The Altar is Rebuilt

3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites ²  were living ³  in their ⁴  towns, the people assembled ⁵  in ⁶  Jerusalem. ⁷ 

Ezra 8:19

8:19 and Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men,

Ezra 8:24

8:24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with ⁸  Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, ⁹ 

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¹ tn Heb “besides” or “in addition to.”

² tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

³ tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).

⁴ tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew MSS and ancient versions בְּעָרֵיהֶם (be’arehem, “in their towns”), rather than the reading בֶּעָרִים (be’arim, “in the towns”) found in the MT. Cf. Neh 7:72 HT [7:73 ET].

⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “to.”

⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁸ tc The translation reads וַחֲשַׁבְיָה וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (vÿsherevÿyah vakhashavyah, “and Sherebiah and Hashabiah”) rather than the reading חֲשַׁבְיָה לְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (lÿsherevyah khashavyah, “to Sherebiah Hashabiah”) of the MT.

⁹ tn Or “relatives”; or “colleagues” (cf. NLT “ten other priests”).