Discovery BoxEzra 2:2 
Context2:2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of Israelites 1 was as follows: 2
Ezra 3:4
Context3:4 They observed the Festival of Temporary Shelters 3 as required 4 and offered the proper number of 5 daily burnt offerings according to the requirement for each day.
Ezra 4:11
Context4:11 (This is a copy of the letter they sent to him:)
“To King Artaxerxes, 6 from your servants in 7 Trans-Euphrates:
Ezra 6:1
Context6:1 So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives 8 of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon.
Ezra 6:10
Context6:10 so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family. 9
Ezra 6:15
Context6:15 They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth 10 year of the reign of King Darius.
Ezra 6:18
Context6:18 They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, 11 in accord with 12 the book of Moses.
Ezra 8:20
Context8:20 and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites – 220 of them. They were all designated by name.
Ezra 10:19
Context10:19 (They gave their word 13 to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)
1 tn Heb “men of the people of Israel.”
2 tn The words “was as follows” are not in the Hebrew text but are used in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The Hebrew phrase אֶת חַג־הַסֻּכּוֹת (’et khag-hassukot, “festival of huts” [or “shelters”]) is traditionally known as the Feast of Tabernacles. The rendering “booths” (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV) is probably better than the traditional “tabernacles” in light of the meaning of the term סֻכָּה (sukkah, “hut; booth”), but “booths” are frequently associated with trade shows and craft fairs in contemporary American English. The nature of the celebration during this feast as a commemoration of the wanderings of the Israelites after they left Egypt suggests that a translation like “temporary shelters” is more appropriate.
4 tn Heb “according to what is written.”
5 tn Heb “by number.”
6 tn The Masoretic accents indicate that the phrase “to Artaxerxes the king” goes with what precedes and that the letter begins with the words “from your servants.” But it seems better to understand the letter to begin by identifying the addressee.
7 tn Aram “men of.”
8 tn Aram “the house of the archives.”
9 tn Aram “for the life of the king and his sons.”
10 sn The sixth year of the reign of Darius would be ca. 516
11 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
12 tn Aram “according to the writing of.”
13 tn Heb “hand.”
