Ezra 8:1

Ezra 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

Context of Ezra 8:1

And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. 2Of the children of Phinehas, Gershom; of the children of Ithamar, Daniel; of the children of David, Hattush; 3of the children of Shecaniah, of the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

Ezra 8:1 word by word

וְאֵ֛לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑ם הָעֹלִ֣ים עִמִּ֗י בְּמַלְכ֛וּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִבָּבֶֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

• chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא'artachshashtâ' 'artachshasht' · ArtaxerxesH783
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for Ezra 8:1

• Ezra 1:5And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests, and the Levites, even all those whose spirit God had stirred, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem.
• 1 Chronicles 9:34These are the chief fathers of the Levites, heads according to their families; these dwelt in Jerusalem.
• 1 Chronicles 24:31These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, — the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.
• 1 Chronicles 26:32and his brethren, men of valour, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and the affairs of the king.
• 2 Chronicles 26:12The whole number of the chief fathers of the mighty men of valour was two thousand six hundred.
• Nehemiah 7:70And some of the chief fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' coats.
• Ezra 2:62These sought their genealogical register, but they were not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
• 1 Chronicles 4:33and all their villages that were round about these cities, as far as Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogical register.
• 1 Chronicles 9:1And all Israel were registered by genealogy; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away to Babylon because of their transgression.
• Ezra 7:7(And there went up [some] of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.)

Commentaries on Ezra 8:1

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The companions of Ezra. (1-20) Ezra implores God's blessing. (21-23) Treasures committed to the priests. (24-30) Ezra arrives at Jerusalem. (31-36) Verses 1-20 Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!Read the comment
• 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 8:1

• Genealogy

In the dictionaries

• Artaxerxes
• Babylon
• Ezra
• Require
• Scribe
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Moses

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