Discovery BoxEzra 1:8 
Context1:8 King Cyrus of Persia entrusted 1 them to 2 Mithredath 3 the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar 4 the leader of the Judahite exiles. 5
Ezra 4:1
ContextOpposition to the Building Efforts
4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles 6 were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,
Ezra 6:16
Context6:16 The people 7 of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles 8 – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.
1 tn Heb “brought them forth.”
2 tn Heb “upon the hand of.”
3 sn A Persian name meaning “gift of Mithras.” See HALOT 656 s.v. מִתְרְדָת.
4 sn A Babylonian name with the probable meaning “Shamash protect the father.” See HALOT 1664-65 s.v. שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר.
5 tn Heb “Sheshbazzar the prince to Judah”; TEV, CEV “the governor of Judah.”
6 tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”
7 tn Aram “sons of.”
8 tn Aram “sons of the exile.”
