Ezra 1:8
Konteks1:8 King Cyrus of Persia entrusted 1 them to 2 Mithredath 3 the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar 4 the leader of the Judahite exiles. 5
Ezra 3:1
Konteks3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites 6 were living 7 in their 8 towns, the people assembled 9 in 10 Jerusalem. 11
[1:8] 1 tn Heb “brought them forth.”
[1:8] 2 tn Heb “upon the hand of.”
[1:8] 3 sn A Persian name meaning “gift of Mithras.” See HALOT 656 s.v. מִתְרְדָת.
[1:8] 4 sn A Babylonian name with the probable meaning “Shamash protect the father.” See HALOT 1664-65 s.v. שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר.
[1:8] 5 tn Heb “Sheshbazzar the prince to Judah”; TEV, CEV “the governor of Judah.”
[3:1] 6 tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”
[3:1] 7 tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).
[3:1] 8 tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew
[3:1] 9 tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[3:1] 11 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.