Ezra 2:43

Ezra 2:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

Context of Ezra 2:43

41The musicians: the descendants of Asaph 128 42The gatekeepers of the temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 139 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

Ezra 2:43 word by word

הַנְּתִינִ֑ים בְּנֵי־צִיחָ֥א בְנֵי־חֲשׂוּפָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י טַבָּעֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Zihaצִיחָאtsîychâ' tsichâ' · ZihaH6727
• of Hasuphaחֲשׂוּפָאchăώûphâ' chăώûphâ' · HasuphaH2817
• of Tabbaothטַבָּעוֹתţabbâ‛ôth · TabbaothH2884

Cross-references for Ezra 2:43

• Ezra 2:58The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392
• 1 Chronicles 9:2Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.
• Nehemiah 7:46The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
• Nehemiah 10:28“The rest of the people—priests, Levites, gatekeepers, musicians, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand—

Commentaries on Ezra 2:43

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43The Nethinims - The hieroduli or sacred slaves, “given” to the Levites to assist them in their work (see 1 Chronicles 9:2 note).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. 43-54The temple servants were likely descendants of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:23–27). They helped the Levites (Ezra 8:20) by carrying water and wood and sweeping floors.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-701. children of the province--that is, Judea (Ezr 5:8), so called as being now reduced from an illustrious, independent, and powerful kingdom to an obscure, servile, tributary province of the Persian empire. This name is applied by the sacred historian to intimate that the Jewish exiles, though now released from captivity and allowed to return into their own land, were still the subjects of Cyrus, inhabiting a province dependent upon Persia. came again…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 2:43

• Hasupha
• Levites
• Nethinims
• Tabbaoth
• Ziha

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Hasupha
• Tabbaoth
• Temple, the Second
• Ziha
• Addus
• Adin
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi
• Asipha
• Augia

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