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 7:11

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ²  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ³  Ezra was ⁴  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

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

[7:11]  ² tn Heb “this.”

[7:11]  ³ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

[7:11]  ⁴ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.