Bible Strong
Explore
Open the app
Ezra 2

Ezra

NASB2020

Français

English

Original languages and others

Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeStrong’s numbers

Reading mode

Ezra 2

New American Standard Bible 2020

Number of Those Returning

11Now theseH428 are the 2peopleH1121 of the provinceH4082 who cameH5927 upH5927 out of the captivityH7628 of the exilesH1473 whomH834 NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 had takenH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 to BabylonH894, and they returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389 and JudahH3063, eachH376 to his cityH5892. 23TheseH834 cameH935 with ZerubbabelH2216, JeshuaH3091, NehemiahH5166, 4SeraiahH8304, 5ReelaiahH7480, MordecaiH4782, BilshanH1114, 6MisparH4558, BigvaiH902, 7RehumH7348, and BaanahH1196.

This is the numberH4557 of the menH376 of the peopleH5971 of IsraelH3478: 3the sonsH1121 of ParoshH6551, 2,172H505H3967H7657H8147; 4the sonsH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, 372H7969H3967H7657H8147; 5the sonsH1121 of 8ArahH733, 775H7651H3967H2568H7657; 6the sonsH1121 of 9Pahath-moabH6355 of the sonsH1121 of JeshuaH3091 and JoabH3097, 2,812H505H8083H3967H8147H6240; 7the sonsH1121 of ElamH5867, 1,254H505H3967H2572H702; 8the sonsH1121 of ZattuH2240, 945H8672H3967H705H2568; 9the sonsH1121 of ZaccaiH2140, 760H7651H3967H8346; 10the sonsH1121 of 10BaniH1137, 642H8337H3967H705H8147; 11the sonsH1121 of BebaiH893, 623H8337H3967H6242H7969; 12the sonsH1121 of AzgadH5803, 1,222H505H3967H6242H8147; 13the sonsH1121 of 11AdonikamH140, 666H8337H3967H8346; 14the sonsH1121 of BigvaiH902, 2,056H505H2572H8337; 15the sonsH1121 of AdinH5720, 454H702H3967H2572; 16the sonsH1121 of AterH333, of HezekiahH2396, 98H8673H8083; 17the sonsH1121 of BezaiH1209, 323H7969H3967H6242; 18the sonsH1121 of 12JorahH3139, 112H3967H8147H6240; 19the sonsH1121 of HashumH2828, 223H3967H6242H7969; 20the sonsH1121 of 13GibbarH1402, 95H8673H2568; 21the 14menH1121 of 15BethlehemH1035, 123H3967H6242H7969; 22the menH376 of NetophahH5199, 56H2572H8337; 23the menH376 of AnathothH6068, 128H3967H6242H8083; 24the sonsH1121 of 16AzmavethH5820, 42H705H8147; 25the sonsH1121 of 17Kiriath-arimH7157, ChephirahH3716, and BeerothH881, 743H7651H3967H705H7969; 26the sonsH1121 of 18RamahH7414 and GebaH1387, 621H8337H3967H6242H259; 27the menH376 of MichmasH4363, 122H3967H6242H8147; 28the menH376 of BethelH1008 and AiH5857, 223H3967H6242H7969; 29the sonsH1121 of NeboH5015, 52H2572H8147; 30the sonsH1121 of MagbishH4019, 156H3967H2572H8337; 31the sonsH1121 of the otherH312 ElamH5867, 1,254H505H3967H2572H702; 32the sonsH1121 of HarimH2766, 320H7969H3967H6242; 33the sonsH1121 of LodH3850, HadidH2307, and OnoH207, 725H7651H3967H6242H2568; 34the 19menH1121 of 20JerichoH3405, 345H7969H3967H705H2568; 35the sonsH1121 of SenaahH5570, 3,630H7969H505H8337H3967H7970.

Priests Returning

3621The priestsH3548: the sonsH1121 of JedaiahH3048 of the houseH1004 of JeshuaH3091, 973H8672H3967H7657H7969; 37the sonsH1121 of 22ImmerH564, 1,052H505H2572H8147; 3823the sonsH1121 of PashhurH6583, 1,247H505H3967H705H7651; 39the sonsH1121 of 24HarimH2766, 1,017H505H7651H6240.

Levites Returning

40The LevitesH3881: the sonsH1121 of JeshuaH3091 and KadmielH6934, of the sonsH1121 of 25HodaviahH1938, 74H7657H702. 41The singersH7891: the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623, 128H3967H6242H8083. 42The sonsH1121 of the gatekeepersH7778: the sonsH1121 of ShallumH7967, the sonsH1121 of AterH333, the sonsH1121 of TalmonH2929, the sonsH1121 of AkkubH6126, the sonsH1121 of HatitaH2410, and the sonsH1121 of ShobaiH7630, 139H3967H7970H8672 in allH3605.

43The 26templeH5411 servantsH5411: the sonsH1121 of ZihaH6727, the sonsH1121 of HasuphaH2817, the sonsH1121 of TabbaothH2884, 44the sonsH1121 of KerosH7026, the sonsH1121 of 27SiahaH5517, the sonsH1121 of PadonH6303, 45the sonsH1121 of LebanahH3838, the sonsH1121 of HagabahH2286, the sonsH1121 of AkkubH6126, 46the sonsH1121 of HagabH2285, the sonsH1121 of ShalmaiH8014, the sonsH1121 of HananH2605, 47the sonsH1121 of GiddelH1435, the sonsH1121 of GaharH1515, the sonsH1121 of ReaiahH7211, 48the sonsH1121 of RezinH7526, the sonsH1121 of NekodaH5353, the sonsH1121 of GazzamH1502, 49the sonsH1121 of UzzaH5798, the sonsH1121 of PaseahH6454, the sonsH1121 of BesaiH1153, 50the sonsH1121 of AsnahH619, the sonsH1121 of MeunimH4586, the sonsH1121 of 28NephisimH5304, 51the sonsH1121 of BakbukH1227, the sonsH1121 of HakuphaH2709, the sonsH1121 of HarhurH2744, 52the sonsH1121 of 29BazluthH1213, the sonsH1121 of MehidaH4240, the sonsH1121 of HarshaH2797, 53the sonsH1121 of BarkosH1302, the sonsH1121 of SiseraH5516, the sonsH1121 of TemahH8547, 54the sonsH1121 of NeziahH5335, and the sonsH1121 of HatiphaH2412.

55The sonsH1121 of 30Solomon’sH8010 servantsH5650: the sonsH1121 of SotaiH5479, the sonsH1121 of 31HassopherethH5618, the sonsH1121 of 32PerudaH6514, 56the sonsH1121 of JaalahH3279, the sonsH1121 of DarkonH1874, the sonsH1121 of GiddelH1435, 57the sonsH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, the sonsH1121 of HattilH2411, the sonsH1121 of Pochereth-hazzebaimH6380, and the sonsH1121 of 33AmiH532.

58AllH3605 the 34templeH5411 servantsH5411 and the sonsH1121 of 35Solomon’sH8010 servantsH5650 totaled 392H7969H3967H8673H8147.

59Now theseH428 were the ones who cameH5927 upH5927 from Tel-melahH8528, Tel-harshaH8521, CherubH3743, 36AddanH135, and ImmerH564, but they wereH3201 not ableH3201 to 37provideH5046 evidenceH5046 of their fathers’H1 householdsH1004 and their 38descendantsH2233, whetherH518 they were of IsraelH3478: 60the sonsH1121 of DelaiahH1806, the sonsH1121 of TobiahH2900, and the sonsH1121 of NekodaH5353, 652H8337H3967H2572H8147.

Priests Removed

61Of the sonsH1121 of the priestsH3548: the sonsH1121 of HobaiahH2252, the sonsH1121 of HakkozH6976, the sonsH1121 of 39BarzillaiH1271, whoH834 tookH3947 a wifeH802 from the daughtersH1323 of BarzillaiH1271 the GileaditeH1569, and he was calledH7121 by their nameH8034. 62TheseH428 searchedH1245 among their genealogicalH3187 registrationH3791H3187 but they could not be locatedH4672; 40so they were considered defiledH1351 and excluded from the priesthoodH3550. 63The 41governorH8660 saidH559 to them 42that they were not to eatH398 from the mostH6944 holyH6944 thingsH6944 untilH5704 a priestH3548 stoodH5975 up with 43UrimH224 and ThummimH8550.

64The wholeH3605 assemblyH6951 togetherH259 totaled 42,360H702H7239H505H7969H3967H8346, 65besidesH4480H905 their maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH5650H519 44whoH428 totaled 7,337H7651H505H7969H3967H7970; and they had twoH3967 hundredH3967 45singingH7891 men and women. 66Their horsesH5483 numbered 736H7651H3967H7970H8337; their mulesH6505, 245H3967H705H2568; 67their camelsH1581, 435H702H3967H7970H2568; their donkeysH2543, 6,720H8337H505H7651H3967H6242.

68SomeH4480 of the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households, when they arrivedH935 at the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 whichH834 is in JerusalemH3389, offeredH5068 willinglyH5068 for the houseH1004 of GodH430 to erectH5975 it on its siteH4349. 69According to their abilityH3581 they gaveH5414 46to the treasuryH214 for the workH4399 sixty-oneH8337H7239H505 thousandH8337H7239H505 goldH2091 drachmasH1871, fiveH2568 thousandH505 silverH3701 minasH4488, and a hundredH3967 priestlyH3548 47garmentsH3801.

7048Now the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881, someH4480 of the peopleH5971, the singersH7891, the gatekeepersH7778, and the templeH5411 servantsH5411 livedH3427 in their citiesH5892, and allH3605 IsraelH3478 in their citiesH5892.

Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 2:1 2 Kin 24:14-16; 25:11; 2 Chr 36:20; Neh 7:6-73 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 2:1 Lit sons ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 2:2 Lit who ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Azariah ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Raamiah ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Mispereth ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 2:2 In Neh 7:7, Nehum ↩
  8. 8. Ezra 2:5 Neh 7:10 ↩
  9. 9. Ezra 2:6 Neh 7:11 ↩
  10. 10. Ezra 2:10 In Neh 7:15, Binnui ↩
  11. 11. Ezra 2:13 Ezra 8:13 ↩
  12. 12. Ezra 2:18 In Neh 7:24, Hariph ↩
  13. 13. Ezra 2:20 In Neh 7:25, Gibeon ↩
  14. 14. Ezra 2:21 Lit sons ↩
  15. 15. Ezra 2:21 Gen 35:19; Matt 2:6 ↩
  16. 16. Ezra 2:24 In Neh 7:28, Beth-azmaveth ↩
  17. 17. Ezra 2:25 In Neh 7:29, Kiriath-jearim ↩
  18. 18. Ezra 2:26 Josh 18:25 ↩
  19. 19. Ezra 2:34 Lit sons ↩
  20. 20. Ezra 2:34 1 Kin 16:34; 2 Chr 28:15 ↩
  21. 21. Ezra 2:36 1 Chr 24:7-18 ↩
  22. 22. Ezra 2:37 1 Chr 24:14 ↩
  23. 23. Ezra 2:38 1 Chr 9:12 ↩
  24. 24. Ezra 2:39 1 Chr 24:8 ↩
  25. 25. Ezra 2:40 In Ezra 3:9, Judah; in Neh 7:43, Hodevah ↩
  26. 26. Ezra 2:43 1 Chr 9:2 ↩
  27. 27. Ezra 2:44 In Neh 7:47, Sia ↩
  28. 28. Ezra 2:50 In Neh 7:52, Nephushesim ↩
  29. 29. Ezra 2:52 In Neh 7:54, Bazlith ↩
  30. 30. Ezra 2:55 1 Kin 9:21 ↩
  31. 31. Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Sophereth ↩
  32. 32. Ezra 2:55 In Neh 7:57, Perida ↩
  33. 33. Ezra 2:57 In Neh 7:59, Amon ↩
  34. 34. Ezra 2:58 1 Chr 9:2 ↩
  35. 35. Ezra 2:58 1 Kin 9:21 ↩
  36. 36. Ezra 2:59 In Neh 7:61, Addon ↩
  37. 37. Ezra 2:59 Lit tell ↩
  38. 38. Ezra 2:59 Lit seed ↩
  39. 39. Ezra 2:61 2 Sam 17:27; 1 Kin 2:7 ↩
  40. 40. Ezra 2:62 Num 16:39, 40 ↩
  41. 41. Ezra 2:63 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title ↩
  42. 42. Ezra 2:63 Lev 2:3, 10 ↩
  43. 43. Ezra 2:63 Ex 28:30; Num 27:21 ↩
  44. 44. Ezra 2:65 Lit these ↩
  45. 45. Ezra 2:65 2 Chr 35:25 ↩
  46. 46. Ezra 2:69 Ezra 8:25-34 ↩
  47. 47. Ezra 2:69 Or tunics ↩
  48. 48. Ezra 2:70 1 Chr 9:2; Neh 11:3 ↩

Commentaries on Ezra 2

New American Standard Bible 2020 — © 1960–2020 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.