Ezra 3:6

3:6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. However, the Lord’s temple was not at that time established. ¹ 

Ezra 6:4

6:4 with three layers of large stones ²  and one ³  layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized ⁴  by the royal treasury. ⁵ 

Ezra 7:12

7:12 ⁶ “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:

Ezra 10:25

10:25 From the Israelites: from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.

[3:6]  ¹ tn Or “the foundation of the LORD’s temple was not yet laid.

[6:4]  ² tn Aram “stones of rolling.”

[6:4]  ³ tc The translation follows the LXX reading חַד (khad, “one”) rather than the MT חֲדַת (khadat, “new”). If the MT reading “new” is understood to mean freshly cut timber that has not yet been seasoned it would seem to be an odd choice for construction material.

[6:4]  ⁴ tn Aram “let be given.”

[6:4]  ⁵ tn Aram “house.”

[7:12]  ⁶ sn Ezra 7:12-26 is written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew.