Ezra 2:36

36 Here is a list of the priests. There were 973 from the family line of Jedaiah through the line of Jeshua.

Ezra 2:36 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 36-39. The priests
An account of them is given in this and the three following verses, and only four families are mentioned, those of Jedaiah, Immer, Pashur, and Harim, and the number of them amounted to 4289; these, according to the Jews, were heads of four courses, which were all that returned from Babylon ^F21.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 T. Hieros. Taanioth, fol. 68. 1.

Ezra 2:36 In-Context

34 There were 345 from Jericho.

35 There were 3,630 from Senaah.

36 Here is a list of the priests. There were 973 from the family line of Jedaiah through the line of Jeshua.

37 There were 1,052 from Immer.

38 There were 1,247 from Pashhur.