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951 B
951 B
General Information:
The word "I" in chapter 8 refers to Ezra. He is the author.
General Information:
Verse 16 contains a list of men's names. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
the canal that goes to Ahava
Possible meanings are that the "canal" was 1) a waterway that men built or 2) an ordinary river. It can be translated in a more general way. AT: "the waterway that flows to Ahava"
Ahava
This is the name of a place (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Shemaiah
See how you translated this man's name in Esra 8:13.
Elnathan ... Elnathan ... Elnathan
There were apparently three men with the same name.