Esra 2:36-46

36 Der Priester: der Kinder Jedaja vom Hause Jesua neunhundert und dreiundsiebzig; {~}

37 der Kinder Immer tausend und zweiundfünfzig; {~}

38 der Kinder Pashur tausendzweihundert und siebenundvierzig; {~} {~}

39 der Kinder Harim tausend und siebzehn.

40 Der Leviten: der Kinder Jesua und Kadmiel von den Kindern Hodavja vierundsiebzig. {~}

41 Der Sänger: der Kinder Asaph hundertachtundzwanzig. {~} {~}

42 der Kinder der Torhüter: die Kinder Sallum, die Kinder Ater, die Kinder Talmon, die Kinder Akkub, die Kinder Hatita und die Kinder Sobai, allesamt hundertneununddreißig. {~} {~}

43 Der Tempelknechte: die Kinder Ziha, die Kinder Hasupha, die Kinder Tabbaoth,

44 die Kinder Keros, die Kinder Siaha, die Kinder Padon,

45 die Kinder Lebana, die Kinder Hagaba, die Kinder Akkub,

46 die Kinder Hagab, die Kinder Samlai, die Kinder Hanan,

Esra 2:36-46 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 2

This chapter contains a list of those that went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, of their leaders, their chief men, princes and priests, Ezr 2:1,2 of the people, described by their families, towns, and cities, and number of persons, Ezr 2:3-35, of the priests, Levites, and Nethinims, Ezr 2:36-58, and of those that could not make out their genealogy, people and priests, Ezr 2:59-63, and then the sum total of the whole congregation is given, Ezr 2:64, besides men and maidservants, singing men and women, and cattle of divers sorts, Ezr 2:65-67, and the chapter is closed with an account of the freewill offerings of the principal men towards the building of the temple, and of the settlement of the people in their respective cities, Ezr 2:68-70.