And I told them to go to Iddo, who was the leading man at the place of the treasury: Iddo is otherwise unknown, and so is “Casiphia,” the place where these men were to find Iddo, according to the parallel passage of Ezra 8.17. The author of 1 Esdras interprets the name “Casiphia” as a form of the Hebrew word for treasury, and although he is is probably mistaken, translators must follow him. In this context treasury refers to the place where the Jews kept valuable items that were to be returned to Jerusalem. Contemporary English Version renders the leading man at the place of the treasury as “the official in charge of the treasury.” This verse can joined with verse 46 into one sentence (see our model there).

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.