Ezra 2:61

2:61 And from among ¹  the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that ²  name).

Ezra 4:15

4:15 so that he may initiate a search of the records ³  of his predecessors ⁴  and discover in those records ⁵  that this city is rebellious ⁶  and injurious to both kings and provinces, producing internal revolts ⁷  from long ago. ⁸  It is for this very reason that this city was destroyed.

Ezra 10:16

10:16 So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out ⁹  by name men who were leaders in their family groups. ¹⁰  They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,

[2:61]  ¹ tc The translation reads וּמִן (umin, “and from”) rather than the reading וּמִבּנֵי (umibbÿney, “and from the sons of”) found in the MT.

[2:61]  ² tn Heb “their.”

[4:15]  ³ tn Aram “the book of the minutes.”

[4:15]  ⁴ tn Aram “of your fathers.”

[4:15]  ⁵ tn Aram “discover…and learn.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.

[4:15]  ⁶ tn Aram “is a rebellious city.”

[4:15]  ⁷ tn Aram “revolts they are making in its midst.”

[4:15]  ⁸ tn Aram “from olden days.” So also in v. 19.

[10:16]  ⁹ tc The translation reads the Hiphil singular וַיַּבְדֵּל לוֹ (vayyavdel lo, “separated for himself”) rather than the Niphal plural וַיִּבָּדְלוּ (vayyibbadÿlu, “were separated”) of the MT.

[10:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers, to the house of their fathers, and all of them by name.”