Ezra 2:57-67

57 filii Saphatia filii Athil filii Phocereth qui erant de Asebaim filii Ammi

58 omnes Nathinnei et filii servorum Salomonis trecenti nonaginta duo

59 et hii qui ascenderunt de Thelmela Thelarsa Cherub et Don et Mer et non potuerunt indicare domum patrum suorum et semen suum utrum ex Israhel essent

60 filii Delaia filii Tobia filii Necoda sescenti quinquaginta duo

61 et de filiis sacerdotum filii Obia filii Accos filii Berzellai qui accepit de filiabus Berzellai Galaditis uxorem et vocatus est nomine eorum

62 hii quaesierunt scripturam genealogiae suae et non invenerunt et eiecti sunt de sacerdotio

63 et dixit Athersatha eis ut non comederent de sancto sanctorum donec surgeret sacerdos doctus atque perfectus

64 omnis multitudo quasi unus quadraginta duo milia trecenti sexaginta

65 exceptis servis eorum et ancillis qui erant septem milia trecenti triginta septem et in ipsis cantores atque cantrices ducentae

66 equi eorum septingenti triginta sex muli eorum ducenti quadraginta quinque

67 cameli eorum quadringenti triginta quinque asini eorum sex milia septingenti viginti

Ezra 2:57-67 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.