Ezra 7:1
Context7:1 Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes 1 of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. 2 Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah,
Ezra 7:9
Context7:9 On the first day of the first month he had determined to make 3 the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, 4 for the good hand of his God was on him.
Ezra 7:16
Context7:16 along with all the silver and gold that you may collect 5 throughout all the province of Babylon and the contributions of the people and the priests for the temple of their God which is in Jerusalem.
1 sn If the Artaxerxes of Ezra 7:1 is Artaxerxes I Longimanus (ca. 464–423
2 tn The words “came up from Babylon” do not appear in the Hebrew text until v. 6. They have been supplied here for the sake of clarity.
3 tc The translation reads יִסַּד (yissad, “he appointed” [= determined]) rather than the reading יְסֻד (yÿsud, “foundation”) of the MT. (The words “to make” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.)
4 sn Apparently it took the caravan almost four months to make the five hundred mile journey.
5 tn Aram “find.”