Focused Passage

Ezra 2:64-70

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

64The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

66They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.

69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

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Verse 64

Cross-references

Psalms 147:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:3Classic cross-references Nehemiah 7:66Classic cross-references

Original words

The wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לH6951Article | Noun - masculine singular[numbered]כְּאֶחָ֑דH259Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular42,360 {}אַרְבַּ֣עH702Number - feminine singular construct. . .רִבּ֔וֹאH7239Number - feminine singular. . .אַלְפַּ֖יִםH505Number - md. . .שְׁלֹשׁ־H7969Number - feminine singular construct. . .מֵא֥וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שִׁשִּֽׁים׃H8346Number - common plural

Verse 65

Cross-references

2 Samuel 19:35Classic cross-references Nehemiah 7:67Classic cross-references

Original words

in addition toמִ֠לְּבַדH905Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .אֵ֔לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluraltheir 7,337שִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular construct. . .אֲלָפִ֔יםH505Number - masculine plural. . .שְׁלֹ֥שׁH7969Number - feminine singular construct. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970Number - common plural. . .וְשִׁבְעָ֑הH7651Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularmenservantsעַבְדֵיהֶ֤םH5650Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland maidservantsוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙H519Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralas well as their 200מָאתָֽיִם׃H3967Number - fdmaleמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםH7891Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluraland female singersוּֽמְשֹׁרְר֖וֹתH7891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural

Verse 66

Original words

They had 736שְׁבַ֥עH7651Number - feminine singular construct. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970Number - common plural. . .וְשִׁשָּׁ֑הH8337Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularhorsesסוּסֵיהֶ֕םH5483Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural245מָאתַ֖יִםH3967Number - fd. . .אַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705Number - common plural. . .וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃H2568Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularmulesפִּרְדֵיהֶ֕םH6505Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 67

Original words

435אַרְבַּ֥עH702Number - feminine singular. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970Number - common plural. . .וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הH2568Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularcamelsגְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔םH1581Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland 6,720שֵׁ֣שֶׁתH8337Number - masculine singular construct. . .אֲלָפִ֔יםH505Number - masculine plural. . .שְׁבַ֥עH7651Number - feminine singular construct. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃פH6242Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluraldonkeysחֲמֹרִ֕יםH2543Noun - masculine plural

Verse 68

Cross-references

Exodus 38:21BSB references Nehemiah 7:70BSB references Exodus 25:2Classic cross-references Mark 12:44Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 9:7Classic cross-references Exodus 35:27Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 29:5Classic cross-references

Original words

When they arrivedבְּבוֹאָ֕םH935Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralat the houseלְבֵ֥יתH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativein Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular[some] of the headsוּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙H7218Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof the familiesהָֽאָב֔וֹתH1Article | Noun - masculine pluralgave freewill offeringsהִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙H5068Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common pluralto rebuildלְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹH5975Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularthe houseלְבֵ֣יתH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionits original siteמְכוֹנֽוֹ׃H4349Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 69

Cross-references

Ezra 8:25Classic cross-references

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According to their abilityכְּכֹחָ֗םH3581Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralthey gaveנָתְנוּ֮H5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto the treasuryלְאוֹצַ֣רH214Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructfor this workהַמְּלָאכָה֒H4399Article | Noun - feminine singular61,000 {}שֵׁשׁ־H8337Number - feminine singular construct. . .רִבֹּ֣אותH7239Number - feminine plural. . .וָאֶ֔לֶףסH505Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singulardaricsדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙H1871Noun - masculine pluralof goldזָהָ֗בH2091Noun - masculine singular5,000 {}חֲמֵ֣שֶׁתH2568Number - masculine singular construct. . .אֲלָפִ֑יםH505Number - masculine pluralminasמָנִ֖יםH4488Noun - masculine pluralof silverוְכֶ֕סֶףH3701Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand 100מֵאָֽה׃סH3967Number - feminine singularpriestlyכֹּהֲנִ֖יםH3548Noun - masculine pluralgarmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תH3801Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct

BSB notes

Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins
5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver.

Verse 70

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 9:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 44:26Classic cross-references Nehemiah 7:73Classic cross-references

Original words

So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralthe Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםH3881Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralthe singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםH7891Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralthe gatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛יםH7778Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the temple servantsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםH5411Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralalong with someוּֽמִן־H4480Conjunctive waw | Prepositionof the peopleהָעָ֞םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularsettledוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralin their own townsבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םH5892Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland the restוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - feminine singularsettled [in their towns]בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃סH5892Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Or all Israel

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