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THE HOLY BIBLE (Darby Translation) Darby's Notes on Ezra
Chapter Selection:

1:1a *

(The title of this book, 'Ezra'), Meaning, 'Help.'

1:8a Sheshbazzar

This appears to be the Chaldean name of Zerubbabel, which may mean, 'Born in Babylon.'

1:9b chargers

Large shallow basons or dishes, either for the blood of sprinkling or fine flour offerings: see Num. 7:13; 1Kings 7:40. The word only occurs in this passage.

1:10c basons

See 1Chron. 28:17.

2:1d children

Lit. 'sons.'

2:1e province

i.e. of Judah: see ch. 5:8; Neh. 1:3.

2:2f Zerubbabel

Sheshbazzar; ch. 1:8; see 1Chron. 3:19.

2:20g Gibbar

Neh. 7:25: Gibeon.

2:43a Nethinim

Subordinate temple servants: see ch. 8:20; 1Chron. 9:2, and Num. 8:19.

2:50b Meunim

Or 'the Maonites:' see 2Chron. 20:1.

2:50c Nephusim

Or 'the Nephusites,' from Naphish: 1Chron. 1:31.

2:63a Tirshatha

Title of governor of Jerusalem under Persian kings.

2:63b Thummim

See Neh. 7:65.

2:69c darics

* A Persian gold coin weighing about 130 grains. See 1Chron. 29:7. The pound is the Hebrew maneh, about 50 shekels in money: see Neh. 7:71; Ezek. 45:12.

3:4d required

Lit. 'the thing of a day.'

3:8e superintend

Or 'set forward.'

3:9a Judah

Or rather, 'Hodavia:' see ch. 2:40.

3:11b alternately

See Note, Ps. 119:172.

4:6c Ahasuerus

Probably Cambyses, son of Cyrus.

4:7d Artaxerxes

Smerdis.

4:7e Aramaic

From here to ch. 6:18 the original is written in Aramaic.

4:10f cities

Lit. 'city.'

4:10a river

Strictly, 'beyond the river,' a technical name for the provinces on the west of the Euphrates. In English the expression has to be varied, in accordance with the position of the persons in question.

4:13b kings

Others, 'and thou wilt endamage the kings' revenue.'

4:24c God

Aramaic, Elah (Heb. Eloah: see Gen. 1:1). The parts of the book written in Aramaic are chs. 4:8 to 6:18, and ch. 7:12 to 26; they have always Elah. El does not occur in Ezra.

4:24d Darius

Darius Hystaspes, as ch. 4:5.

6:2a Achmetha

Ecbatana, capital of Great Media.

6:2b fortress

Or 'capital.'

6:3a decree

Elsewhere, 'gave orders.'

7:1a Artaxerxes

Most probably Artaxerxes Longimanus, son of Xerxes, Esther 1:1.

7:9b on

Others, 'he began the going up.'

7:10c ordinances

Lit. 'statute and ordinance.'

7:11d Israel

The Aramaic is resumed as far as ver. 26.

7:12e accomplished

Others translate, 'a scribe of ... of heavens: perfect peace.'

7:14f by

Lit. 'from before.'

7:17a offer

Lit. 'present,' as ch. 6:10, 17.

7:22b measures

Koreen, same as Hebrew cor: see Note, 2Chron. 27:5.

7:26c banishment

Lit. 'uprooting.'

8:18a namely

Or 'and.'

8:21b humble

Or 'afflict.'

8:21c right

Or 'plain.'

8:27a basons

See ch. 1:10, and 1Chron. 28:17.

8:27b shining

Lit. 'good shining.'

8:36c governors

Or 'pachas:' so Neh. 2:7, &c.

9:2d rulers

Segan, a Persian word.

9:8a nail

Or 'tent-pin:' see Isa. 22:23.

9:9b wall

Or 'enclosing fence:' see Ezek. 13:5.

9:13c trespass

Or rather 'guilt.'

9:13d less

Or 'spared us more.'

10:3e lord

The Hebrew text shows Adonai, 'the Lord.'

10:8a confiscated

Lit. 'devoted by curse.'

10:15b against

Others 'stood over.'

10:37a Jaasai

Or 'Jaasu.'

10:43b Jaddai

Or 'Iddo.'