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#1:1 (a-0)
(The title of this book, 'Ezra'), Meaning, 'Help.'
#1:8 Sheshbazzar (a-21)
This appears to be the Chaldean name of Zerubbabel, which may
mean, 'Born in Babylon.'
#1:9 chargers (b-9)
#1:9 chargers (b-14)
Large shallow basons or dishes, either for the blood of
sprinkling or fine flour offerings: see Num. 7.13; 1Kings 7.40.
The word only occurs in this passage.
#1:10 basons (c-2)
#1:10 basons (c-6)
See 1Chron. 28.17.
#2:1 children (d-5)
Lit. 'sons.'
#2:1 province, (e-8)
i.e. of Judah: see ch. 5.8; Neh. 1.3.
#2:2 Zerubbabel, (f-4)
Sheshbazzar; ch. 1.8; see 1Chron. 3.19.
#2:20 Gibbar, (g-4)
Neh. 7.25: Gibeon.
#2:43 Nethinim: (a-2)
Subordinate temple servants: see ch. 8.20; 1Chron. 9.2, and
Num. 8.19.
#2:50 Meunim, (b-8)
Or 'the Maonites:' see 2Chron. 20.1.
#2:50 Nephusim, (c-12)
Or 'the Nephusites,' from _Naphish_: 1Chron. 1.31.
#2:63 Tirshatha (a-3)
Title of governor of Jerusalem under Persian kings.
#2:63 Thummim. (b-27)
See Neh. 7.65.
#2:69 darics (c-14)
* A Persian gold coin weighing about 130 grains. See 1Chron.
29.7. The pound is the Hebrew _maneh_, about 50 shekels in
money: see Neh. 7.71; Ezek. 45.12.
#3:4 required; (d-28)
Lit. 'the thing of a day.'
#3:8 superintend (e-67)
Or 'set forward.'
#3:9 Judah, (a-17)
Or rather, 'Hodavia:' see ch. 2.40.
#3:11 alternately (b-4)
See Note, Ps. 119.172.
#4:6 Ahasuerus, (c-6)
Probably Cambyses, son of Cyrus.
#4:7 Artaxerxes, (d-6)
Smerdis.
#4:7 Aramaic. (e-35)
From here to ch. 6.18 the original is written in Aramaic.
#4:10 river, (a-32)
Strictly, 'beyond the river,' a technical name for the
provinces on the west of the Euphrates. In English the
expression has to be varied, in accordance with the position of
the persons in question.
#4:10 cities (f-19)
Lit. 'city.'
#4:13 kings. (b-37)
Others, 'and thou wilt endamage the kings' revenue.'
#4:24 God (c-9)
Aramaic, _Elah_ (Heb. _Eloah_: see Gen. 1.1). The parts of
the book written in Aramaic are chs. 4.8 to 6.18, and ch. 7.12
to 26; they have always _Elah_. _El_ does not occur in Ezra.
#4:24 Darius (d-25)
Darius Hystaspes, as ch. 4.5.
#6:2 Achmetha (a-6)
Ecbatana, capital of Great Media.
#6:2 fortress (b-9)
Or 'capital.'
#6:3 decree (a-12)
Elsewhere, 'gave orders.'
#7:1 Artaxerxes, (a-9)
Most probably Artaxerxes Longimanus, son of Xerxes, Esther
1.1.
#7:9 on, (b-18)
Others, 'he began the going up.'
#7:10 ordinances. (c-26)
Lit. 'statute and ordinance.'
#7:11 Israel: (d-34)
The Aramaic is resumed as far as ver. 26.
#7:12 accomplished (e-10)
Others translate, 'a scribe of ... of heavens: perfect
[peace].'
#7:14 by (f-5)
Lit. 'from before.'
#7:17 offer (a-19)
Lit. 'present,' as ch. 6.10,17.
#7:22 measures (b-11)
_Koreen_, same as Hebrew _cor_: see Note, 2Chron. 27.5.
#7:26 banishment, (c-29)
Lit. 'uprooting.'
#8:18 namely, (a-31)
Or 'and.'
#8:21 humble (b-14)
Or 'afflict.'
#8:21 right (c-24)
Or 'plain.'
#8:27 basons (a-3)
See ch. 1.10, and 1Chron. 28.17.
#8:27 shining (b-14)
Lit. 'good shining.'
#8:36 governors (c-14)
Or 'pachas:' so Neh. 2.7, &c.
#9:2 rulers (d-33)
_Segan_, a Persian word.
#9:8 nail (a-27)
Or 'tent-pin:' see Isa. 22.23.
#9:9 wall (b-50)
Or 'enclosing fence:' see Ezek. 13.5.
#9:13 trespass, (c-17)
Or rather 'guilt.'
#9:13 less (d-26)
Or 'spared us more.'
#10:3 lord, (e-30)
The Hebrew text shows _Adonai_, 'the Lord.'
#10:8 confiscated, (a-25)
Lit. 'devoted by curse.'
#10:15 against (b-15)
Others 'stood over.'
#10:37 Jaasai, (a-4)
Or 'Jaasu.'
#10:43 Jaddai, (b-10)
Or 'Iddo.'