Ezra 2:36

36 The priests:

Ezra 2:36 in Other Translations

36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973.

36 These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973

36 Priestly families: Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973

36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

36 These priests returned from exile: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973

36 The priests [included]: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973

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 of Jericho, 345

35 of Senaah, 3,630

36 The priests:

37 of Immer, 1,052

38 of Pashhur, 1,247

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Chronicles 24:7