Ezr 6:21 | TNotes | STEP | 6:21 and by the others in the land who had turned from their immoral customs: The exclusion of foreigners in 4:1-5 was due to their pagan religious practices, not their ethnicity (see also 9:1-2 ).

‏ Ezra 6:21

6:21 ^a and by the others in the land who had turned from their immoral customs: The exclusion of foreigners in 4:1-5 ^b was due to their pagan religious practices, not their ethnicity (see also 9:1-2 ^c).