en_tn_lite_do_not_use/ezr/08/15.md

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.

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/levite
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/zechariahot
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/teacher