Ezra 3:1
Konteks3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites 1 were living 2 in their 3 towns, the people assembled 4 in 5 Jerusalem. 6
Ezra 4:6
Konteks4:6 7 At the beginning of the reign of Ahasuerus 8 they filed an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. 9
Ezra 7:19
Konteks7:19 Deliver to 10 the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God.
Ezra 7:27
Konteks7:27 11 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!
Ezra 8:30
Konteks8:30 Then the priests and the Levites took charge of 12 the silver, the gold, and the vessels that had been weighed out, to transport them to Jerusalem to the temple of our God.
[3:1] 1 tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”
[3:1] 2 tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).
[3:1] 3 tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew
[3:1] 4 tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[3:1] 6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[4:6] 7 sn The chronological problems of Ezra 4:6-24 are well known and have been the subject of extensive discussion since ancient times. Both v. 5 and v. 24 describe the reign of Darius I Hystaspes, who ruled Persia ca. 522–486
[4:6] 8 sn Ahasuerus, otherwise known as Xerxes I, ruled ca. 486-464
[4:6] 9 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[7:27] 11 sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (7:12-26) back to Hebrew.