Ezra 2:43

43 The Netinim; the Bnei Tzicha, the Bnei Chasupha, the Bnei Tabbaot,

Ezra 2:43 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 43-58. The Nethinims
Supposed by Aben Ezra and Jarchi to be the Gibeonites, who were "given" by Joshua, as the word Nethinims signifies, to the congregation, to be hewers of wood and drawers of water; but rather were those that were given by David to assist the Levites; of these is an account from hence to the end of ( Ezra 2:58 ) , together with those who descended from Solomon's servants, who seem to be the remains of the Canaanites in the land, whom Solomon made bondservants of, ( 1 Kings 9:20 1 Kings 9:21 ) ( 2 Chronicles 2:17 ) , who, and their posterity, became proselytes; or those sprung from men that were domestic servants of Solomon's, and valued themselves on that account; the number of the Nethinims and these together were three hundred ninety and two.

Ezra 2:43 In-Context

41 The singers; the Bnei Asaph, 128.

42 The children of the gatekeepers; the Bnei Shallum, the Bnei Ater, the Bnei Talmon, the Bnei Akuv, the Bnei Chatita, the Bnei Shovai; in all 139.

43 The Netinim; the Bnei Tzicha, the Bnei Chasupha, the Bnei Tabbaot,

44 The Bnei Keros, the Bnei Siaha, the Bnei Padon,

45 The Bnei Levanah, the Bnei Chagavah, the children of Akuv,