Esra 2:30-40

30 die Söhne Magbisch', hundertsechsundfünfzig;

31 die Söhne des anderen Elam, tausend zweihundertvierundfünfzig;

32 die Söhne Harims, dreihundertzwanzig;

33 die Söhne Lods, Hadids und Onos, siebenhundertfünfundzwanzig;

34 die Söhne Jerechos, dreihundertfünfundvierzig;

35 die Söhne Senaas, dreitausend sechshundertdreißig.

36 Die Priester: die Söhne Jedajas, vom Hause Jeschua, neunhundertdreiundsiebzig;

37 die Söhne Immers, tausend zweiundfünfzig;

38 die Söhne Paschchurs, tausend zweihundertsiebenundvierzig;

39 die Söhne Harims, tausend und siebzehn.

40 Die Leviten: die Söhne Jeschuas und Kadmiels, von den Söhnen Hodawjas, vierundsiebzig. -

Esra 2:30-40 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.