Ezra 2:62
Konteks2:62 They 1 searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. 2 They were therefore excluded 3 from the priesthood.
Ezra 7:1
Konteks7:1 Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes 4 of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. 5 Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah,
[2:62] 2 tn Heb “their records were searched for in the genealogical materials, but were not found.” This passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.
[2:62] 3 tn Heb “they were desecrated.”
[7:1] 4 sn If the Artaxerxes of Ezra 7:1 is Artaxerxes I Longimanus (ca. 464–423
[7:1] 5 tn The words “came up from Babylon” do not appear in the Hebrew text until v. 6. They have been supplied here for the sake of clarity.