Footnotes

1. Ezra 1:5 tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”
2. Ezra 1:5 tn Heb “arose.”
3. Ezra 1:6 tn Heb “strengthened their hands.”
4. Ezra 1:6 tc The MT reads בִּכְלֵי־כֶסֶף (bikhle khesef, “with silver vessels”). However, part of the LXX manuscript tradition reads ἐν πᾶσιν ἀργυρίῳ (en pasin arguriō), which reflects an alternate Hebrew reading of בַּכֹּל־בַּכֶּסֶף (bakkol bakkesef, “everywhere, with silver”). The textual variant involves (1) simple omission of yod (י) between two words, a common scribal mistake; (2) haplography of the preposition bet (ב); and (3) an alternate vocalization tradition of the first term.
5. Ezra 1:6 tn Heb “besides” or “in addition to.”
6. Ezra 1:7 tn Heb “and he gave them.”