Notes for Ezra

Ezra 1

aJer 25:11–12; 29:10–14; Zec 1:12–16

bEzr 6:22; 7:27

cS Jdg 4:10; Ps 72:11; Isa 41:2, 25; 44:28; 45:13; 46:11; 49:7, 23; 60:3, 10

dHag 1:2

eIsa 10:20–22

fS Ex 3:22

gNu 15:3; Ps 50:14; 54:6; 116:17

hPs 72:8–11; Rev 21:24

iEzr 3:7; 4:3; 5:13; 6:3, 14

j2Ch 11:1, 3, 10, 12, 23; 15:2, 8–9; 25:5; 31:1; 34:9; Ezr 4:1; 10:9; Ne 11:4; 12:34

kver 1; Ex 35:20–22; 2Ch 36:22; Hag 1:14; S Php 2:13

lPs 127:1

mS Ex 3:22

nS 2Ki 24:13; S 2Ch 36:7, 10; Ezr 5:14; 6:5; Jer 52:17–19

oS 1Ch 3:18

1 1:7 Or gods

2 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Ezra 2

aS 2Ch 36:20

bS 2Ki 24:16; 25:12

cver 70; 1Ch 9:2; Ne 7:73; 11:3

dS 1Ch 3:19; Mt 1:12; Lk 3:27

eEzr 3:2; 5:2; 10:18; Ne 12:1, 8; Hag 1:1, 12; 2:4; Zec 3:1–10; 6:9–15

f1Ch 6:14; Ne 10:2; 11:11; 12:1

gEzr 8:3; 10:25; Ne 3:25

hEzr 8:13

iMic 5:2

jS Jos 18:25

1 2:25 See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim.

kS Ge 12:8

l1Ki 16:34; 2Ch 28:15

mS 1Ch 24:7

nS 1Ch 24:14

oS 1Ch 9:12

pS 1Ch 24:8

qGe 29:34; Nu 3:9; Dt 18:6–7; 1Ch 16:4; Ezr 7:7; 8:15; Ne 12:24

rEzr 3:9

sS 1Ch 15:16

t1Sa 3:15; S 1Ch 9:17

uS 1Ch 9:2; Ne 11:21

vS 1Ch 9:2

wS Nu 1:18

xS 2Sa 17:27

yNu 3:10; 16:39–40

zLev 2:3, 10

aS Ex 28:30

bS 2Sa 19:35

cIsa 66:20

dS Ex 25:2

eS ver 1; S 1Ch 9:2; Ne 11:3–4

2 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms

3 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons

Ezra 3

aNe 7:73

bS Lev 23:24

cS Ezr 2:2

dHag 1:1; Zec 6:11

e1Ch 3:17

fS Ex 20:24; Dt 12:5–6

gEzr 4:4; Da 9:25

hS Ex 29:39; Nu 28:1–8

iS Ex 23:16; Nu 29:12–38; Ne 8:14–18; Zec 14:16–19

jS Nu 28:3, 11, 14; Col 2:16

kLev 23:1–44; S Nu 29:39

l1Ch 22:15

mS 1Ch 14:1

nIsa 35:2; 60:13

oS Ezr 1:2–4

p1Ki 6:1

qZec 4:9

rS Nu 4:3

sEzr 2:40

tEzr 5:16; 6:3; Hag 2:15

1 3:9 Hebrew Yehudah, a variant of Hodaviah

uS Nu 10:2; S 2Sa 6:5; 1Ch 16:6; 2Ch 5:13; Ne 12:35

vS 1Ch 25:1

wS 1Ch 6:31

xZec 6:12

y1Ch 16:34, 41; S 2Ch 7:3; Ps 30:5; 107:1; 118:1; 138:8

zS Jos 6:5, 10

aHag 2:18; Zec 4:9; 8:9

bHag 2:3, 9

cJer 31:9; 50:4

dJob 8:21; 33:26; Ps 27:6; 42:4; Isa 16:9; Jer 48:33

Ezra 4

aNe 2:20

bS 2Ki 17:24

cS 2Ki 17:41

dEzr 1:1–4

eS Ezr 3:3

1 4:4 Or and troubled them as they built

fEst 1:1; Da 9:1

gEst 3:13; 9:5

hEzr 7:1; Ne 2:1

2 4:6 Hebrew Ahasuerus

i2Ki 18:26; Isa 36:11; Da 1:4; 2:4

3 4:7 Or written in Aramaic and translated

4 4:7 The text of 4:8–6:18 is in Aramaic.

jver 23; Ezr 5:6; 6:6, 13

kGe 10:10

lNe 1:1; Est 1:2; Da 8:2

mS 2Ki 17:24

nver 17; Ne 4:2

oEzr 5:3, 9

pEzr 7:24; Ne 5:4

5 4:13 The meaning of the Aramaic for this clause is uncertain.

qEzr 5:17; 6:1

rEst 3:8

sS ver 10

tS 2Ki 18:7

uGe 15:18–21; S Ex 23:31; S Jos 1:4; S 1Ki 4:21; 1Ch 18:3; Ps 72:8–11

vDa 6:2

wS ver 9

xNe 2:1–8; Da 9:25; Hag 1:1, 15; Zec 1:1

Ezra 5

aEzr 6:14; Hag 1:1, 3, 12; 2:1, 10, 20

bZec 1:1; 7:1

cHag 1:14–2:9; Zec 4:9–10; 8:9

dS 1Ch 3:19; Hag 1:14; 2:21; Zec 4:6–10

eS Ezr 2:2

fver 8; Hag 2:2–5

gEzr 6:6

hEzr 6:6

iS Ezr 4:12

jS 2Ki 25:28; Ezr 7:6, 9, 28; 8:18, 22, 31; Ne 2:8, 18; Ps 33:18; Isa 66:14

1 5:4 See Septuagint; Aramaic We.

kS ver 2

lS Ezr 4:12

m1Ki 6:1; 2Ch 3:1–2

nS 2Ch 36:16

oS Dt 21:10; S 28:36; S 2Ki 24:1; S Jer 1:3

pS Ezr 1:2–4

qEzr 1:7

rS 1Ch 3:18

2 5:14 Or palace

3 5:14 Or palace

sS Ezr 3:10

tS Ezr 4:15

Ezra 6

aS Ezr 4:15

bS Ezr 3:10; Hag 2:3

cS 1Ki 6:36

1 6:3 That is, about 90 feet or about 27 meters

dver 8; Ezr 7:20

eS 1Ch 29:2

fS Ezr 1:7

gEzr 5:3

hEzr 5:3

iS ver 4

jS 1Sa 9:20

kLev 1:3, 10

lEzr 7:23; 1Ti 2:1–2

mS Dt 21:22–23; Est 2:23; 5:14; 9:14

nEzr 7:26; Da 2:5; 3:29

oS Ex 20:24; S Dt 12:5; S 2Ch 6:2

pver 14

qS Ezr 4:9

rS Ezr 5:1

sS Ezr 1:1–4

tver 12

uEzr 7:1; Ne 2:1

vZec 1:1; 4:9

wS 1Ki 8:63

xS 2Sa 6:13; S 2Ch 29:21; S 30:24

yS 2Ch 35:4; Lk 1:5

2 6:17 Or purification offering

zS 1Ch 24:1

aNu 3:6–9; 8:9–11; 18:1–32

bS Ex 12:11; S Nu 28:16

cS 2Ch 30:15, 17; 35:11

dEzr 9:1; Ne 9:2

eS Dt 18:9; Eze 36:25

f1Ch 22:19; Ps 14:2

gS Ex 12:17

hS Ezr 1:1

Ezra 7

aS Ezr 4:7; S 6:14

bS 2Ki 25:18

c2Ki 22:4

d1Ki 1:8; 2:35; 1Ch 6:8; Eze 40:46; 43:19; 44:15

eNe 11:11

f1Ch 6:4

gNe 12:36

hS 2Ki 25:28

iS Ezr 5:5; S Isa 41:20

jEzr 8:1

kver 6

lS Dt 33:10

mEze 26:7; Da 2:37

nEst 1:14

oS 1Ch 29:6

pS Dt 12:5; S 2Ch 6:2

qS Ex 3:22

rZec 6:10

sS 2Ki 3:4

tNu 15:5–12

uDt 12:5–11

vEzr 5:14; Jer 27:22

wS Ezr 6:4

xS Ezr 6:10

1 7:22 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons

2 7:22 That is, probably about 18 tons or about 16 metric tons

3 7:22 That is, about 600 gallons or about 2,200 liters

4 7:22 That is, about 600 gallons or about 2,200 liters

yS Ezr 4:13

zEzr 8:36

aS Ex 18:21, 26

bS Lev 10:11

cS Ezr 6:11

dS Ezr 1:1

5 7:26 The text of 7:12–26 is in Aramaic.

eS 1Ch 29:12

fS 2Ki 25:28

gS Ezr 5:5

Ezra 8

aEzr 7:7

b1Ch 3:22

cS Ezr 2:3

dEzr 2:6

eEzr 2:15; Ne 7:20; 10:16

1 8:5 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew does not have Zattu.

2 8:10 Some Septuagint manuscripts (also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew does not have Bani.

fEzr 2:13

gver 21, 31

hS Ezr 2:40

iEzr 2:43

jS Ezr 5:5

kver 24

lS 1Ch 9:2

mS ver 15

nPs 5:8; 27:11; 107:7

oNe 2:9; Jer 41:16

pS Ezr 5:5

qS Dt 31:17

rS 2Ch 20:3; Ac 14:23

sver 18

tver 33

3 8:26 That is, about 24 tons or about 22 metric tons

4 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons

5 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons

uS Lev 21:6; 22:2–3

6 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms

vS ver 15

wS Ezr 5:5

xS Ge 40:13

yver 25

zNe 3:4, 21

aNe 11:16

bNe 3:24

cS Lev 1:3

dS 2Ch 29:24

eS 2Ch 29:21; S 30:24

fEzr 7:21–24

7 8:35 Or purification offering

gNe 2:7

hEst 9:3

Ezra 9

aS Ezr 6:21

bS Ge 10:16; S Jos 15:8

cGe 19:38

dS Ge 19:37

eEx 13:5; 23:28; Dt 20:17; S Jos 3:10; S Jdg 3:5; 1Ki 9:20; S 2Ch 8:7; Ne 9:8

fS Ex 34:16; S Ru 1:4

gPs 106:35

hS Ex 22:31; S Lev 27:30; S Dt 14:2

iEzr 10:2

jS Nu 14:6

kS Ex 32:19; S 33:4

lEzr 10:3; Ps 119:120; Isa 66:2, 5

mNe 1:4; Ps 119:136; Da 10:2

nS Ex 29:41

oNe 8:6; Ps 28:2; 134:2

pJer 31:19

qS 2Ch 28:9; Job 42:6; Ps 38:4; Isa 59:12; Jer 3:25; 14:20; Rev 18:5

rS 2Ch 29:6

sEze 21:1–32

tS Dt 28:64

uS Dt 28:37

vPs 25:16; 67:1; 119:58; Isa 33:2

wS Ge 45:7

xEcc 12:11; Isa 22:23

yPs 13:3; 19:8

zS Ex 1:14; Ne 9:36

1 9:8 Or a foothold

aS 2Ki 25:28; Ps 106:46

bPs 69:35; Isa 43:1; 44:26; 48:20; 52:9; 63:9; Jer 32:44; Zec 1:16–17

cDt 11:8; Isa 1:19–20

dDt 4:5

eS Lev 18:25–28

fS Dt 9:4; S 18:9; S 1Ki 14:24

gS Ex 34:15

hDt 11:8

iS Ge 45:18

jPs 103:17; Eze 37:25; Joel 3:20

kS Ex 32:22

lJob 11:6; 15:5; 22:5; 33:27; Ps 103:10

mNe 13:27

nS Dt 9:8

oDt 9:14

pS Ge 18:25; S 2Ch 12:6; Ne 9:8; Ps 51:4; 129:4; 145:17; Isa 24:16; Jer 12:1; 23:6; 33:16; La 1:18; Da 9:7; Zep 3:5

qPs 76:7; 130:3; Mal 3:2

rS 1Ki 8:47

Ezra 10

a2Ch 20:9; Da 9:20

bS Nu 25:6

cver 26

dS Ezr 9:2

eDt 30:8–10

fS 2Ki 11:17

gS Ex 34:16

hNe 5:12; 13:25

iS Ex 34:28; Dt 9:18; Ps 102:4; Jnh 3:7

jS Ezr 1:5

kEzr 7:21

l2Ch 28:13

mS Dt 24:1; Mal 2:10–16

nS Jos 6:5

1 10:11 Or Now make confession to

oDt 16:18

pS Nu 25:4; S 2Ch 29:10

qNe 11:16

rS Jdg 3:6

sS Ezr 2:2

tS 2Ki 10:15

uS Lev 5:15; 6:6

vS 1Ch 24:14

wS 1Ch 24:8

xS 1Ch 9:12

yNe 8:7; 9:4

zNe 3:1; 12:10; 13:7, 28

aS Ezr 2:3

bS ver 2

2 10:37, 38 See Septuagint (also 1 Esdras 9:34); Hebrew Jaasu 38and Bani and Binnui,

3 10:44 Or and they sent them away with their children