The "hand" of Yahweh represents Yahweh's blessing or help. AT: "the blessing of Yahweh was with Ezra" or "Yahweh was blessing Ezra" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes
This refers to the seventh year of his reign. AT: "in the seventh year that Artaxerxes was king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])