Ezra 3:1
Context3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites 1 were living 2 in their 3 towns, the people assembled 4 in 5 Jerusalem. 6
Ezra 7:12
Context7:12 7 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:
Ezra 7:19
Context7:19 Deliver to 8 the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God.
1 tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”
2 tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).
3 tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew
4 tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “to.”
6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
7 sn Ezra 7:12-26 is written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew.
8 tn Or “before.”