Ezra 2:64

Ezra 2:64 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The whole assembly together was 42,360,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
• New Living Translation (NLT)So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,

Context of Ezra 2:64

62These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 63The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim. The whole company numbered 42,360, 65besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers. 66They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

Ezra 2:64 word by word

כָּל־הַקָּהָ֖ל כְּאֶחָ֑ד אַרְבַּ֣ע רִבּ֔וֹא אַלְפַּ֖יִם שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת שִׁשִּֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The whole congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• togetherאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• fortyרִבּוֹribbô ribbô' · ten thousandH7239
• fortyאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• and two thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346

Cross-references for Ezra 2:64

• Ezra 9:8“But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage.
• Nehemiah 7:66The whole company numbered 42,360,
• Isaiah 10:20In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Jeremiah 23:3“I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number.

Commentaries on Ezra 2:64

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 64The sum total is given without any variation by Ezra, by Nehemiah (see the marginal reference), and by Esdras (1 Esdras 5:41), who adds, that in this reckoning only those of twelve years of age and upward were counted. It is curious that the total 42,360, is so greatly in excess of the items. Ezra‘s items make the number 29,818; Nehemiah‘s 31,089, Esdras, 33,950. The original document was probably illegible in places, and the writers were forced to make…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 64-70Verses 64-70 Let none complain of the needful expenses of their religion. Seek first the kingdom of God, his favour and his glory, then will all other things be added unto them. Their offerings were nothing, compared with the offerings of the princes in David's time; yet, being according to their ability, were as acceptable to God. The Lord will carry us through all undertakings entered on according to his will, with an aim to his glory, and dependence on…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 64-6642,360: This number might include children, as it does not match the 28,774 people listed in Ezra 2:3–42. The large number of servants and animals indicates that some of the Jews who returned were wealthy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6464. The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore--This gross amount is twelve thousand more than the particular numbers given in the catalogue, when added together, come to. Reckoning up the smaller numbers, we shall find that they amount to 29,818 in this chapter, and to 31,089 in the parallel chapter of Nehemiah [see Ne 7:66-69]. Ezra also mentions four hundred ninety-four persons omitted by Nehemiah, and…Read the comment

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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