Ezra 4:19

4:19 So I gave orders, ¹  and it was determined ²  that this city from long ago has been engaging in insurrection against kings. It has continually engaged in ³  rebellion and revolt.

Ezra 7:9

7:9 On the first day of the first month he had determined to make ⁴  the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, ⁵  for the good hand of his God was on him.

Ezra 10:18

Those Who Had Taken Foreign Wives

10:18 It was determined ⁶  that from the descendants of the priests, the following had taken foreign wives: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

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¹ tn Aram “from me was placed a decree.”

² tn Aram “and they searched and found.”

³ tn Aram “are being done.”

⁴ tc The translation reads יִסַּד (yissad, “he appointed” [= determined]) rather than the reading יְסֻד (yÿsud, “foundation”) of the MT. (The words “to make” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.)

⁵ sn Apparently it took the caravan almost four months to make the five hundred mile journey.

⁶ tn Heb “found.”