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Mithredath ... Sheshbazzar
These are men's names. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
put them into the hand of Mithredath the treasurer
Putting an object into someone's hand is a metaphor for allowing that person to do what he wants with that object. Here the reader should understand that Cyrus expected Mithredath to do what Cyrus wanted him to do. AT: "put Mithredath the treasurer in charge of them" or "made Mithredath the treasurer responsible for them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
treasurer
official in charge of money