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- from the captivity, the people of exile - These are the Jewish people who were taken captive and resettled in Babylon and choose to come back to Judea and Jerusalem.
- twelve...ninety-six...eventy-seven - six...eventy-seven** - 12, 96 and 77. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:translate_numbers)
- ** governors beyond the River** - These were the Babylonian officials managing the people east of the Euphrates River which included those residing in Judea.
- God's house - The temple.