Ezra 8:9

Ezra 8:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
• New International Version (NIV)of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males;

Context of Ezra 8:9

7Jeshaiah son of Athaliah from Elam’s descendants, and 70 men with him; 8Zebadiah son of Michael from Shephatiah’s descendants, and 80 men with him; Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab’s descendants, and 218 men with him; 10Shelomith son of Josiphiah from Bani’s descendants, and 160 men with him; 11Zechariah son of Bebai from Bebai’s descendants, and 28 men with him;

Ezra 8:9 word by word

מִבְּנֵ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן־יְחִיאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֕וֹ מָאתַ֛יִם וּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ‛ôbadyâh ‛ôbadyâhû · ObadiahH5662
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehielיְחִיאֵלyechîy'êl yechav'êl · JehielH3171
• and with him two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• and eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• malesזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145

Cross-references for Ezra 8:9

• Ezra 2:6Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,812
• Nehemiah 7:11Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,818

Commentaries on Ezra 8:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14This list shows the family leaders who bravely traveled with Ezra to Jerusalem to join the Jewish community. It includes fifteen families represented by 1,515 men. With women and children, the total might have been around 5,000 people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon--The number given here amounts to 1754. But this is the register of adult males only, and as there were women and children also (Ezr 8:21), the whole caravan may be considered as comprising between six thousand and seven thousand.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 8:9

• Genealogy
• Jehiel
• Joab
• Obadiah

In the dictionaries

• Joab
• Obadiah
• Ezra
• Jehiel
• Require
• Scribe
• Abadias
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Hiereel

Commentaries on Ezra 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings