# General Information:

The word "I" in chapter 8 refers to Ezra. He is the author. Verse 16 contains a list of men's names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# the canal that goes to Ahava

Possible meanings are that the "canal" was 1) a waterway that men built or 2) an ordinary river. It can be translated in a more general way. Alternate translation: "the waterway that flows to Ahava"

# Ahava

This is the name of a place (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])