Ezra 6:12

6:12 May God who makes his name to reside there overthrow any king or nation ¹  who reaches out ²  to cause such change so as to destroy this temple of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given orders. Let them be carried out with precision!”

Ezra 6:21

6:21 The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them ³  in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the Lord God of Israel.

Ezra 10:16

10:16 So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out ⁴  by name men who were leaders in their family groups. ⁵  They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,

[6:12]  ¹ tn Aram “people.”

[6:12]  ² tn Aram “who sends forth his hand.”

[6:21]  ³ tn Heb “who had separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to them.”

[10:16]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers, to the house of their fathers, and all of them by name.”