SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 2020 – Page 34

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 3:5

3:5a After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings

After that, they gave/offered the daily burnt sacrifices,
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When the feast was over, they ⌊started/established again the custom/practice⌋ to burn animals/sacrifices ⌊for different occasions⌋. They completely/entirely burned animals/sacrifices each/every day.

3:5b and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD,

the burnt sacrifices at the time of the new moon, and the burnt sacrifices for all the sacred/holy festivals that Yahweh ⌊had commanded them to celebrate/do⌋.
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They also completely/entirely burned animals/sacrifices on the first day of each month, and for/during each of the set times for special feasts/festivals ⌊to honor/worship⌋ Yahweh.

3:5c as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.

The people also brought voluntary gifts to/for Yahweh.
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In addition, ⌊when⌋ people desired to give/offer something to Yahweh that was not commanded/demanded in the Law, they brought it ⌊to this altar⌋.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 4:24

Section 4:24-5:17

The work on the temple stopped and then God used prophets and a letter from Tattenai to restart it

4:24a Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased,

¶ So the work of ⌊building⌋ the temple in Jerusalem stopped.⌊ ⌋
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¶ ⌊From the time that opposition started when Cyrus was king,⌋ the Jews stopped rebuilding the house of God in Jerusalem.

4:24b and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

It remained like that until the second year of the reign of King/Chief Darius of Persia.
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No work on the house of God was done ⌊for many years⌋. ⌊Later,⌋ Darius ⌊became⌋ the king/ruler of Persia. In the second year that he ruled, they started the work again.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 6:15

6:15a And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar,

The house of God was completed on the third day of the month of Adar,⌊ ⌋
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They finished ⌊building⌋ the temple on the third day of the ⌊Jewish⌋ month of Adar.

6:15b in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

in the sixth year that Darius was king.
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This was six years after Darius began to rule ⌊Persia⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 7:25

7:25a And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges

¶ You, Ezra, with the wisdom your (sing.) God has given you, appoint judges and officials/administrators.
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¶ “And you, Ezra, the God whom you serve has made you wise. You must use this wisdom to choose/select judges

7:25b to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—

They must judge all the people who live in Beyond the River Euphrates ⌊Province⌋
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who will judge fairly ⌊the Jews⌋ in Western ⌊Province⌋,

7:25c all who know the laws of your God.

who know the laws of your (sing.) God.
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that is, those who know ⌊and live by⌋ the laws of the God you serve.

7:25d And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.

Concerning those who do not know these laws, you(plural) must teach them.
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And you, ⌊Ezra, and the judges you choose/select⌋ should instruct those ⌊Jews⌋ ⌊who live in the Province⌋ who do not ⌊yet⌋ know the laws.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 8:29

8:29a Guard them carefully

Watch (plur.) and guard/protect them
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You must be careful so that none of the silver ⌊coins/pieces⌋ or gold ⌊coins/pieces⌋ or sacred objects are lost ⌊on the journey⌋.

8:29b until you weigh them out

until you (plur.) measure their weight
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Then ⌊when we (incl.) reach Jerusalem,⌋ put them on scales

8:29c in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

in the presence of the elders/chiefs of the priests, the men of the clan of Levi, and the heads/chiefs of the families of Israel in/at the storerooms of Yahweh’s temple in Jerusalem.”
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in the rooms where things are stored in the house of Yahweh. You must do this while the prominent/important sacrificers, the descendants of Levi, and the family/clan leaders of the people are watching.”

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 10:10

10:10a Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them,

Then Ezra the priest rose/stood up and said,
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Ezra the sacrificer ⌊came/went and⌋ stood ⌊in front of the people⌋. He said:

10:10b “You have been unfaithful

“You (plur.) have not been loyal/true ⌊to God⌋
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You have not kept the covenant/agreement ⌊with Yahweh⌋.

10:10c by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.

by marrying women who are not Jews. This has increased the guilt of Israel.
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You (plur.) have taken pagan/strange women for/as your wives. ⌊Because of that⌋ we (incl.) are more deserving of punishment/judgment than before.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 10:42

10:42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
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and Shallum and Amariah and Joseph.

10:34-42 (combined)

Maadai, Amram, Uel, Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi, Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu, Shimei, Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph came from the clan of Bani.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 1:1

Section 1:1–11

King Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to the land of Judah

1:1a In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,

¶ In the first year that Cyrus was the king/chief of ⌊the country of⌋ Persia,
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¶ During the first year that Cyrus ruled ⌊the land called⌋ Persia,

1:1b to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah,

Yahweh caused to happen the thing that he had told Jeremiah to say.
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Yahweh made come true the message that he told ⌊people⌋ through ⌊the prophet⌋ Jeremiah.

1:1c the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom

Yahweh led the king/chief of Persia to make an announcement throughout his country/kingdom
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He gave King Cyrus the desire to send ⌊the following⌋ instructions to all the places in his land,

1:1d and to put it in writing as follows:

and also to write it. King Cyrus wrote,
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and to record them in an official document. ⌊Here are the instructions:⌋

1:1a–d (reordered)

In the first year that Cyrus was the king of ⌊the country of⌋ Persia, Yahweh gave him the desire to make an announcement throughout his country and to put it in writing. He did this to cause to happen what he had told ⌊the prophet⌋ Jeremiah to say.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 2020