Ezra 2:40

40 The Levites:

Ezra 2:40 in Other Translations

40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.

40 These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74

40 Levitical families: Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74.

40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

40 These Levites returned from exile: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, that is, of Hodaviah 74

40 The Levites [included]: Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74

40 Here is a list of the Levites. There were 74 from the family lines of Jeshua and Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah.

Ezra 2:40 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 40-42. The Levites
Singers and porters, who are reckoned in this, and the two following verses, whose numbers were no more than three hundred and forty one; whereas, in the times of David, they were 38,000, ( 1 Chronicles 23:3 ) .

Ezra 2:40 In-Context

38 of Pashhur, 1,247

39 of Harim, 1,017

40 The Levites:

41 The musicians:

42 The gatekeepers of the temple:

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 29:34; Numbers 3:9; Deuteronomy 18:6-7; 1 Chronicles 16:4; Ezra 7:7; Ezra 8:15; Nehemiah 12:24
• 2. Ezra 3:9