*Ezra 8:5 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew lacks Zattu.

*Ezra 8:10 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew lacks Bani.

*Ezra 8:13 Or who were the last of his family.

*Ezra 8:14 As in Greek and Syriac versions and an alternate reading of the Masoretic Text; the other alternate reads Zabbud.

*Ezra 8:18 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.

*Ezra 8:22 Or charioteers.

*Ezra 8:26a Hebrew 650 talents [22 metric tons].

*Ezra 8:26b Hebrew 100 talents [3,400 kilograms]; also in 8:26c.

*Ezra 8:27 Hebrew 1,000 darics, about 19 pounds or 8.6 kilograms in weight.

*Ezra 8:31 Hebrew on the twelfth day of the first month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was April 19, 458 B.C.; also see note on 6:15.

*Ezra 8:36 Hebrew the province beyond the river.