Ezra 2:36

Ezra 2:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
• New International Version (NIV)The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973
• New King James Version (NKJV)The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
• New Living Translation (NLT)These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973

Context of Ezra 2:36

34The sons of Jericho, 345. 35The sons of Senaah, 3,630. The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. 37The sons of Immer, 1,052. 38The sons of Pashhur, 1,247.

Ezra 2:36 word by word

הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים בְּנֵ֤י יְדַֽעְיָה֙ לְבֵ֣ית יֵשׁ֔וּעַ תְּשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Jedaiahיְדַעְיָהyeda‛yâh · JedaiahH3048
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyêshûa‛ · JeshuaH3442
• nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for Ezra 2:36

• 1 Chronicles 9:10Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
• 1 Chronicles 24:7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
• Ezra 3:9And Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together supervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers.
• Nehemiah 7:39The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973.

Commentaries on Ezra 2:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36The priests - The preceding list takes in the census of Judah and Benjamin.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-63Verses 36-63 Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence that they are, by the new birth, spiritual priests unto God, through Jesus Christ, have no right to the comforts and privileges of Christians.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-42the priests...The Levites: Only seventy-four Levites returned to Jerusalem, which was a very low number. Ezra later worked hard to bring thirty-eight more with him (see study note on Ezra 8:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-3936-39. The priests--Each of their families was ranged under its prince or head, like those of the other tribes. It will be remembered that the whole body was divided into twenty-four courses, one of which, in rotation, discharged the sacerdotal duties every week, and each division was called after the name of its first prince or chief. It appears from this passage that only four of the courses of the priests returned from the Babylonish captivity; but…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 2:36

• Jedaiah
• Jeshua
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Abijah
• Captivity
• Jehoiarib
• Jeshua
• Priest
• Temple, the Second
• Zacharias
• Addus
• Adin
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi

Commentaries on Ezra 2

• 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