Ezra 2:61

Ezra 2:61 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
• New International Version (NIV)And from among the priests: The descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name).
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also, of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name).
• New King James Version (NKJV)and of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name.

Context of Ezra 2:61

59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their family connection or their ancestry whether they were from Israel: 60the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda—652. Also from the sons of the kohanim: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of Barzillai. (He took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was subsequently called by their name). 62These sought their records in the genealogical lists, but did not find them. So they were disqualified from the priesthood. 63As a result, the governor said to them that they should not eat any of the most holy food until a kohen was ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

Ezra 2:61 word by word

וּמִבְּנֵי֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים בְּנֵ֥י חֳבַיָּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הַקּ֑וֹץ בְּנֵ֣י בַרְזִלַּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָ֠קַח מִבְּנ֞וֹת בַּרְזִלַּ֤י הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א עַל־שְׁמָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• of Habaiahחֲבַיָהchăbayyâh chăbâyâh · HabaiahH2252
• of Kozהַקוֹץqôts · HakkozH6976
• of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּיbarzillay · BarzillaiH1271
• which tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• a wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• of the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• the Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיgil‛âdîy · GileaditeH1569
• and was calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• after their nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Ezra 2:61

• Nehemiah 7:63Also of the kohanim: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai. (Their ancestor took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and subsequently was called by their name.)
• 2 Samuel 17:27Now when David reached Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, Machir son of Ammiel of Lo-debar and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim
• 2 Samuel 19:31“So let him take all,” Mephibosheth replied to the king, “as long as my lord the king has come back to his own home in shalom.”
• 1 Kings 2:7But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table—for they befriended me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Commentaries on Ezra 2:61

• 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. 61-63they could not find them: The lack of a genealogy was a problem for three families (Ezra 2:61–62). They were excluded from priestly privileges or responsibilities until the high priest received divine guidance through the Urim and Thummim to know God's will (see Exodus 28:30; Numbers 27:21). Although using the Urim and Thummim was like throwing dice or drawing straws, when done by the priest, the result was a divine decision, not random chance.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 61-6261-62. the children of Barzillai--He preferred that name to that of his own family, deeming it a greater distinction to be connected with so noble a family, than to be of the house of Levi. But by this worldly ambition he forfeited the dignity and advantages of the priesthood.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 2:61

• Barzillai
• Habaiah
• Hakkoz
• Koz
• Levites
• Minister, Christian
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Gilead, Gileadite
• Barzillai
• Captivity
• Koz
• Temple, the Second
• Accoz
• Addus
• Adin
• Akkos
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi

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