Ezra 2:57

Ezra 2:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
• New International Version (NIV)Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami
• English Standard Version (ESV)the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Ami.

Context of Ezra 2:57

55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. 58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. 59Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.

Ezra 2:57 word by word

בְּנֵ֧י שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה בְנֵֽי־חַטִּ֗יל בְּנֵ֛י פֹּכֶ֥רֶת הַצְּבָיִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י אָמִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהוּshephaţyâh shephaţyâhû · ShephatiahH8203
• of Hattilחַטִּילchaţţîyl · HattilH2411
• of Pochereth of Zebaimפֹּכֶ֫רֶת הַצְבָיִםpôkereth tsebâyîym · Pochereth-hazzebaimH6380
• of Amiאָמִי'âmîy · AmiH532

Cross-references for Ezra 2:57

• Nehemiah 7:59Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

Commentaries on Ezra 2:57

• 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. 55-58The descendants of King Solomon's servants are linked to the temple servants (Ezra 2:43–54). Their names might show their duties. For example: Hassophereth, meaning "the scribe," probably kept inventories Pokereth-hazzebaim, meaning "gazelle-hunter," likely hunted gameRead 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 2:57

• Amon
• Hattil
• Levites
• Pochereth
• Shephatiah
• Zebaim

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Minister
• Shephatiah
• Temple, the Second
• Zebaim
• Addus
• Adin
• Agia
• Allom
• Ami

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