King Artaxerxes to Ezra the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, greeting: For this formal introduction of the letter, see the comments on 1 Esd 6.8. For reader of the law of the Lord, see the previous verse. Here is an alternative rendering for this verse:

• “Greetings from King Artaxerxes to Ezra, the priest and scholar of the Law of the Lord.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.