# The king gave him anything he asked

"The king gave Ezra anything he asked for"

# the hand of Yahweh was with him

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]])