Discovery BoxEzra 2:63 
Context2:63 The governor 1 instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult 2 the Urim and Thummim.
Ezra 7:10-11
Context7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself 3 to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching 4 its statutes and judgments in Israel.
7:11 What follows 5 is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. 6 Ezra was 7 a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:
Ezra 10:10
Context10:10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel.
1 tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395).
2 tn Heb “to stand.”
3 tn Heb “established his heart.”
4 tn Heb “to do and to teach.” The expression may be a hendiadys, in which case it would have the sense of “effectively teaching.”
5 tn Heb “this.”
6 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.
7 tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.
