Ezra 8:8

Ezra 8:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
• New International Version (NIV)of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males;

Context of Ezra 8:8

6Jonathan's son, Ebed, and 50 other men, from Adin's clan. 7Athaliah's son, Jeshaiah, and 70 other men, from Elam's clan. Michael's son, Zebadiah, and 80 other men, from Shephatiah's clan. 9Jehiel's son, Obadiah, and 218 other men, from Joab's clan. 10Josiphiah's son, Shelomith, and 160 other men, from Bani's clan.

Ezra 8:8 word by word

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה זְבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן־מִֽיכָאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֖וֹ שְׁמֹנִ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהוּshephaţyâh shephaţyâhû · ShephatiahH8203
• Zebadiahזְבַדְיָהוּzebadyâh zebadyâhû · ZebadiahH2069
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Michaelמִיכָאֵלmîykâ'êl · MichaelH4317
• and with him fourscoreשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• malesזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145

Cross-references for Ezra 8:8

• Ezra 2:4372 descendants of Shephatiah.
• Nehemiah 7:9The clan of Shephatiah: 372.
• Nehemiah 11:4But some of Judah's and Benjamin's descendants went to live in Jerusalem. This is who they were: From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah, son of Uzziah and Zechariah's grandson. His other ancestors were: Amariah, Shephatiah and Mahalalel. They were descendants of Judah's son, Perez.

Commentaries on Ezra 8:8

• 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 8:8

• Genealogy
• Michael
• Shephatiah
• Zebadiah

In the dictionaries

• Michael
• Ezra
• Require
• Scribe
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Saphatias
• Shephatiah
• Zaraias
• Zebadiah

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