Focused Passage

Ezra 2:36-58

The Returned Exiles and the Reconstituted Worshiping Community

The decree of return becomes a counted covenant community, ordered by family, place, worship office, priestly legitimacy, and freewill devotion to the house of the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

36 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

38 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

39 and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.

41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

42 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.

43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

44 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,

45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,

46 the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,

47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,

48 the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,

49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,

50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,

51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

52 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

54 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,

56 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,

57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

58 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

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References and Original Words

Verse 36

Original words

The priests הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural The descendants בְּנֵ֤י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Jedaiah יְדַֽעְיָה֙ H3048 Noun - proper - masculine singular through the house לְבֵ֣ית H1004 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of Jeshua יֵשׁ֔וּעַ H3442 Noun - proper - masculine singular 973 תְּשַׁ֥ע H8672 Number - feminine singular construct . . . מֵא֖וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . שִׁבְעִ֥ים H7657 Number - common plural . . . וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ס H7969 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Verse 37

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Immer אִמֵּ֔ר H564 Noun - proper - masculine singular 1,052 אֶ֖לֶף H505 Number - masculine singular . . . חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים H2572 Number - common plural . . . וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ס H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - md
Verse 38

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Pashhur פַשְׁח֔וּר H6583 Noun - proper - masculine singular 1,247 אֶ֕לֶף H505 Number - masculine singular . . . מָאתַ֖יִם H3967 Number - fd . . . אַרְבָּעִ֥ים H705 Number - common plural . . . וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ס H7651 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Verse 39

Original words

and the descendants בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Harim חָרִ֔ם H2766 Noun - proper - masculine singular 1,017 אֶ֖לֶף H505 Number - masculine singular . . . וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה H7651 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular . . . עָשָֽׂר׃ס H6240 Number - masculine singular
Verse 40

Original words

The Levites הַלְוִיִּ֑ם H3881 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Jeshua יֵשׁ֧וּעַ H3442 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Kadmiel וְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל H6934 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular through the line לִבְנֵ֥י H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct of Hodaviah הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה H1938 Noun - proper - masculine singular 74 שִׁבְעִ֥ים H7657 Number - common plural . . . וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ס H702 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hodaviah is a variant of Hodevah; see Nehemiah 7:43.
Verse 41

Original words

The singers הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים H7891 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural the descendants בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Asaph אָסָ֔ף H623 Noun - proper - masculine singular 128 מֵאָ֖ה H3967 Number - feminine singular . . . עֶשְׂרִ֥ים H6242 Number - common plural . . . וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃פ H8083 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Verse 42

Original words

vvv בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct The gatekeepers הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים H7778 Article | Noun - masculine plural the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Shallum שַׁלּ֤וּם H7967 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Ater אָטֵר֙ H333 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Talmon טַלְמ֣וֹן H2929 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Akkub עַקּ֔וּב H6126 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hatita חֲטִיטָ֖א H2410 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the descendants בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Shobai שֹׁבָ֑י H7630 Noun - proper - masculine singular 139 מֵאָ֖ה H3967 Number - feminine singular . . . שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים H7970 Number - common plural . . . וְתִשְׁעָֽה׃פ H8672 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular in all הַכֹּ֕ל H3605 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 43

Original words

The temple servants הַנְּתִינִ֑ים H5411 Article | Noun - masculine plural the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Ziha צִיחָ֥א H6727 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hasupha חֲשׂוּפָ֖א H2817 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Tabbaoth טַבָּעֽוֹת׃ H2884 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew The Nethinim; also in verses 58 and 70
Verse 44

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Keros קֵרֹ֥ס H7026 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּֽנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Siaha סִֽיעֲהָ֖א H5517 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Padon פָדֽוֹן׃ H6303 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Siaha is a variant of Sia; see Nehemiah 7:47.
Verse 45

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Lebanah לְבָנָ֥ה H3838 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hagabah חֲגָבָ֖ה H2286 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Akkub עַקּֽוּב׃ H6126 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 46

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hagab חָגָ֥ב H2285 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Shalmai שַׁמְלַי H8073 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hanan חָנָֽן׃ H2605 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Alternate MT reading (see also Nehemiah 7:48); the other alternate reads Shamlai
Verse 47

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Giddel גִדֵּ֥ל H1435 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Gahar גַ֖חַר H1515 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Reaiah רְאָיָֽה׃ H7211 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 48

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Rezin רְצִ֥ין H7526 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Nekoda נְקוֹדָ֖א H5353 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Gazzam גַזָּֽם׃ H1502 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 49

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Uzza עֻזָּ֥א H5798 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Paseah פָסֵ֖חַ H6454 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Besai בֵסָֽי׃ H1153 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 50

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Asnah אַסְנָ֥ה H619 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Meunim מְעִינִים H4586 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Nephusim נְפִיסִים׃ H5304 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Nephusim is a variant of Nephushesim; see Nehemiah 7:52.
Verse 51

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Bakbuk בַקְבּ֥וּק H1227 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hakupha חֲקוּפָ֖א H2709 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Harhur חַרְחֽוּר׃ H2744 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 52

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Bazluth בַצְל֥וּת H1213 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Mehida מְחִידָ֖א H4240 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Harsha חַרְשָֽׁא׃ H2797 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Bazluth is a variant of Bazlith; see Nehemiah 7:54.
Verse 53

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Barkos בַרְק֥וֹס H1302 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּֽנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Sisera סִֽיסְרָ֖א H5516 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Temah תָֽמַח׃ H8547 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 54

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Neziah נְצִ֖יחַ H5335 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hatipha חֲטִיפָֽא׃ H2412 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 55

Original words

The descendants בְּנֵ֖י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of the servants עַבְדֵ֣י H5650 Noun - masculine plural construct of Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה H8010 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Sotai סֹטַ֥י H5479 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hassophereth הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת H5618 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Peruda פְרוּדָֽא׃ H6514 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Peruda is a variant of Perida; see Nehemiah 7:57.
Verse 56

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Jaala יַעְלָ֥ה H3279 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Darkon דַרְק֖וֹן H1874 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Giddel גִדֵּֽל׃ H1435 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 57

Original words

the descendants בְּנֵ֧י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Shephatiah שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה H8203 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Hattil חַטִּ֗יל H2411 Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֛י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct vvv פֹּכֶ֥רֶת H6380 of Pochereth-hazzebaim הַצְּבָיִ֖ים H6380 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Ami אָמִֽי׃ H532 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Ami is a variant of Amon; see Nehemiah 7:59.
Verse 58

Original words

The temple servants הַנְּתִינִ֔ים H5411 Article | Noun - masculine plural and descendants וּבְנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of the servants עַבְדֵ֣י H5650 Noun - masculine plural construct of Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה H8010 Noun - proper - masculine singular [numbered] 392 שְׁלֹ֥שׁ H7969 Number - feminine singular construct . . . מֵא֖וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . תִּשְׁעִ֥ים H8673 Number - common plural . . . וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ס H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - md in all כָּ֨ל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct

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