6:8 “I also hereby issue orders as to what you are to do with those elders of the Jews in order to rebuild this temple of God. From the royal treasury, from the taxes of Trans-Euphrates the complete costs are to be given to these men, so that there may be no interruption of the work. 1
7:25 “Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, 2 appoint judges 3 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.
1 tn The words “of the work” are not in the Aramaic, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Aram “in your hand.”
3 tc For the MT reading שָׁפְטִין (shoftim, “judges”) the LXX uses the noun γραμματεῖς (grammatei", “scribes”).