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

These are the leaders of the families and the genealogy of those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2from the family of Phinehas: Gershom from the family of Ithamar: Daniel 3from the family of David: Hattush, son of Shecaniah from the family of Parosh: Zechariah, with 150 males whose genealogies were known

Ezra 8:1 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• now the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• the genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
• of them that went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• with me from Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• in the reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא'artachshashtâ' 'artachshasht' · ArtaxerxesH783
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for Ezra 8:1

• Ezra 1:5Then the heads of the families of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites—everyone God had inspired—came forward to rebuild the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem.
• 1 Chronicles 9:34They were the heads of the Levite families according to their ancestry. These head Levites lived in Jerusalem.
• 1 Chronicles 24:31They drew lots as their relatives, Aaron’s descendants, had done. They drew them in front of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same way as those of the youngest.
• 1 Chronicles 26:32Jeriah’s relatives were 2,700 skilled men, who were heads of families. King David appointed them to be overseers in every matter involving God or the king for the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh.
• 2 Chronicles 26:12The total number of family heads among these warriors was 2,600.
• Nehemiah 7:70Some of the heads of the families contributed to this work. The governor contributed the following to the treasury: nearly 18 pounds of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 robes for the priests.
• Ezra 2:62These people searched for their ⌞family⌟ names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn’t be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn’t be priests.
• 1 Chronicles 4:33They also had all the villages around these cities as far as the city of Baal. These places were where they lived, and they had their own genealogical records:
• 1 Chronicles 9:1All Israel was recorded in the genealogies in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. The Israelites were taken away to Babylon as captives because they had sinned.
• Ezra 7:7Some Israelites (including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants) went to Jerusalem in Artaxerxes’ seventh year as 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