Ezra 2:61

2:61 And from among ¹  the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that ²  name).

Ezra 10:3

10:3 Therefore let us enact ³  a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, ⁴  and that of those who respect ⁵  the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.

[2:61]  ¹ tc The translation reads וּמִן (umin, “and from”) rather than the reading וּמִבּנֵי (umibbÿney, “and from the sons of”) found in the MT.

[2:61]  ² tn Heb “their.”

[10:3]  ³ tn Heb “cut.”

[10:3]  ⁴ tn The MT vocalizes this word as a plural, which could be understood as a reference to God. But the context seems to suggest that a human lord is intended. The apparatus of BHS suggests repointing the word as a singular (“my lord”), but this is unnecessary. The plural (“my lords”) can be understood in an honorific sense even when a human being is in view. Most English versions regard this as a reference to Ezra, so the present translation supplies “your” before “counsel” to make this clear.

[10:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “who tremble at”; NAB, NIV “who fear.”