LOOKING FOR EZRA

[JLG]

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• Remember that Ezra restored the worship when he returned to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon!
• Remember that Ezra’s effective ministry included:
• Teaching the Word of Yah.weh!
• Initiating reforms!
• Restoring worship!
• Leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
• Remember that Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah!
• Remember that his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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[JLG]

Ezra 2:3

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Parosh,
פַרְעֹ֔שׁ (p̄ar·‘ōš)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6551: Parosh -- two Israelites

2,172;
אַלְפַּ֕יִם (’al·pa·yim)
Number - md
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:4

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shephatiah,
שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה (šə·p̄aṭ·yāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8203: Shephatiah -- 'Yah has judged', the name of a number of Israelites

372;
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

Ezra 2:5

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Arah,
אָרַ֔ח (’ā·raḥ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 733: Arah -- perhaps 'traveler', an Israelite name

775;
שְׁבַ֥ע (šə·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

Ezra 2:6

the descendants
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of
פַחַ֥ת (p̄a·ḥaṯ)
0
Strong's Hebrew

Pahath-moab
מוֹאָ֛ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6355: Pahath-moab -- a postexilic name

(through the line
לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jeshua
יֵשׁ֖וּעַ (yê·šū·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3442: Jeshua

and Joab),
יוֹאָ֑ב (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

2,812;
אַלְפַּ֕יִם (’al·pa·yim)
Number - md
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:7

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Elam,
עֵילָ֔ם (‘ê·lām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5867: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country

1,254;
אֶ֕לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:8

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Zattu,
זַתּ֔וּא (zat·tū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2240: Zattu -- an Israelite

945;
תְּשַׁ֥ע (tə·ša‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8672: Nine, ninth

Ezra 2:9

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Zaccai,
זַכָּ֔י (zak·kāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2140: Zaccai -- an Israelite

760;
שְׁבַ֥ע (šə·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

Ezra 2:10

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bani,
בָנִ֔י (ḇā·nî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1137: Bani -- the name of several Israelites

642;
שֵׁ֥שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

 

[JLG]

Ezra 2:11

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bebai,
בֵבָ֔י (ḇê·ḇāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 893: Bebai -- an Israelite

623;
שֵׁ֥שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

Ezra 2:12

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Azgad,
עַזְגָּ֔ד (‘az·gāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5803: Azgad -- 'Gad is mighty', an Israelite name

1,222;
אֶ֕לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:13

the descendants
בְּנֵי֙ (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Adonikam,
אֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם (’ă·ḏō·nî·qām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 140: Adonikam -- 'my Lord has arisen', head of an Israelite family

666;
שֵׁ֥שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

Ezra 2:14

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bigvai,
בִגְוָ֔י (ḇiḡ·wāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 902: Bigvai -- perhaps 'happy', an Israelite name

2,056;
אַלְפַּ֖יִם (’al·pa·yim)
Number - md
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:15

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Adin,
עָדִ֔ין (‘ā·ḏîn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5720: Adin -- an Israelite

454;
אַרְבַּ֥ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 702: Four

Ezra 2:16

the descendants
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ater
אָטֵ֥ר (’ā·ṭêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 333: Ater -- a leader in Israel

(through Hezekiah),
לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖ה (lî·ḥiz·qî·yāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2396: Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites

98;
תִּשְׁעִ֥ים (tiš·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 8673: Ninety

Ezra 2:17

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bezai,
בֵצָ֔י (ḇê·ṣāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1209: Bezai -- an Israelite name

323;
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

Ezra 2:18

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jorah,
יוֹרָ֔ה (yō·w·rāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3139: Jorah -- an Israelite family

112;
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

Ezra 2:19

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hashum,
חָשֻׁ֔ם (ḥā·šum)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2828: Hashum -- an Israelite

223;
מָאתַ֖יִם (mā·ṯa·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 3967: A hundred

Ezra 2:20

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Gibbar,
גִבָּ֖ר (ḡib·bār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1402: Gibbar -- 'hero', an Israelite

95;
תִּשְׁעִ֥ים (tiš·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 8673: Ninety

 

[JLG]

Ezra 2:21

the men
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bethlehem,
לָ֔חֶם (lā·ḥem)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun

123;
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

Ezra 2:22

the men
אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

of Netophah,
נְטֹפָ֖ה (nə·ṭō·p̄āh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5199: Netophah -- a place in Judah

56;
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

Ezra 2:23

the men
אַנְשֵׁ֣י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Anathoth,
עֲנָת֔וֹת (‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6068: Anathoth -- a place near Jerusalem, also two Israelites

128;
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

Ezra 2:24

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Azmaveth,
עַזְמָ֖וֶת (‘az·mā·weṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5820: Azmaveth -- 'strong (one) of death', four Israelites

42;
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 705: Forty

Ezra 2:25

the men
בְּנֵ֨י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of
קִרְיַ֤ת (qir·yaṯ)
0
Strong's Hebrew

Kiriath-jearim,
עָרִים֙ (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7157: Kiriath-jearim -- 'city of forests', a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin

Chephirah,
כְּפִירָ֣ה (kə·p̄î·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3716: A city in Benjamin

and Beeroth,
וּבְאֵר֔וֹת (ū·ḇə·’ê·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 881: Beeroth -- 'wells', a place in Palestine

743;
שְׁבַ֥ע (šə·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

Ezra 2:26

the men
בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ramah
הָרָמָה֙ (hā·rā·māh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7414: Ramah -- 'height', the name of several places in Israel

and Geba,
וָגָ֔בַע (wā·ḡā·ḇa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1387: Geba -- a Levitical city of Benjamin

621;
שֵׁ֥שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

Ezra 2:27

the men
אַנְשֵׁ֣י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Michmas,
מִכְמָ֔ס (miḵ·mās)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4363: Michmash -- a city in Benjamin

122;
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular

Ezra 2:28

the men
אַנְשֵׁ֤י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of
בֵֽית־ (ḇêṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew

Bethel
אֵל֙ (’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah

and Ai,
וְהָעָ֔י (wə·hā·‘āy)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city

223;
מָאתַ֖יִם (mā·ṯa·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 3967: A hundred

Ezra 2:29

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nebo,
נְב֖וֹ (nə·ḇōw)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5015: Nebo -- a city in Moab, also a mountain in Moab

52;
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

Ezra 2:30

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Magbish,
מַגְבִּ֔ישׁ (maḡ·bîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4019: Magbish -- an Israelite family

156;
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

 

[JLG]

Ezra 2:31

the descendants
בְּנֵי֙ (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of the other
אַחֵ֔ר (’a·ḥêr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

Elam,
עֵילָ֣ם (‘ê·lām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5867: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country

1,254;
אֶ֕לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:32

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Harim,
חָרִ֔ם (ḥā·rim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2766: Harim -- 'consecrated', the name of several Israelites

320;
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

Ezra 2:33

the men
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Lod,
לֹד֙ (lōḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3850: Lod -- a city in Benjamin near Joppa

Hadid,
חָדִ֣יד (ḥā·ḏîḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2307: Hadid -- a place in Benjamin

and Ono,
וְאוֹנ֔וֹ (wə·’ō·w·nōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 207: Ono -- 'vigorous', a city in Benjamin

725;
שְׁבַ֥ע (šə·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

Ezra 2:34

the men
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jericho,
יְרֵח֔וֹ (yə·rê·ḥōw)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua

345;
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

Ezra 2:35

and the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Senaah,
סְנָאָ֔ה (sə·nā·’āh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5570: Senaah -- a family of returning exiles

3,630
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

Ezra 2:36

The priests:
הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

The descendants
בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jedaiah
יְדַֽעְיָה֙ (yə·ḏa‘·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3048: Jedaiah -- 'Yah has known', the name of several Israelites

(through the house
לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Jeshua),
יֵשׁ֔וּעַ (yê·šū·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3442: Jeshua

973;
תְּשַׁ֥ע (tə·ša‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8672: Nine, ninth

Ezra 2:37

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Immer,
אִמֵּ֔ר (’im·mêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 564: Immer -- the name of several Israelites, perhaps also a place in Babylon

1,052;
אֶ֖לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:38

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Pashhur,
פַשְׁח֔וּר (p̄aš·ḥūr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6583: Pashhur -- five Israelites

1,247;
אֶ֕לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:39

and the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Harim,
חָרִ֔ם (ḥā·rim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2766: Harim -- 'consecrated', the name of several Israelites

1,017
אֶ֖לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

Ezra 2:40

The Levites:
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jeshua
יֵשׁ֧וּעַ (yê·šū·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3442: Jeshua

and Kadmiel
וְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל (wə·qaḏ·mî·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6934: Kadmiel -- 'God is the ancient one', a Levite name

(through the line
לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hodaviah),
הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה (hō·w·ḏaw·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1938: Hodaviah -- an Israelite name

74
שִׁבְעִ֥ים (šiḇ·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number)

 

[JLG]

Ezra 2:41

The singers:
הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים (ham·šō·rə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Asaph,
אָסָ֔ף (’ā·sāp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites

128
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred


Ezra 2:42

The descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of the gatekeepers:
הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים (haš·šō·‘ă·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7778: A gatekeeper

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shallum,
שַׁלּ֤וּם (šal·lūm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7967: Shallum -- the name of a number of Israelites

the descendants
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ater,
אָטֵר֙ (’ā·ṭêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 333: Ater -- a leader in Israel

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Talmon,
טַלְמ֣וֹן (ṭal·mō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2929: Talmon -- an Israelite name

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Akkub,
עַקּ֔וּב (‘aq·qūḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6126: Akkub -- the name of several Israelites

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hatita,
חֲטִיטָ֖א (ḥă·ṭî·ṭā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2410: Hatita -- a Levite

and the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shobai,
שֹׁבָ֑י (šō·ḇāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7630: Shobai

139
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

in all.
הַכֹּ֕ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Ezra 2:43

The temple servants:
הַנְּתִינִ֑ים (han·nə·ṯî·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5411: The Nethinim, Temple-servants

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ziha,
צִיחָ֥א (ṣî·ḥā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6727: Ziha -- an overseer of Nethinim, also an Israelite family

the descendants
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hasupha,
חֲשׂוּפָ֖א (ḥă·śū·p̄ā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2817: Hasupha -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Tabbaoth,
טַבָּעֽוֹת׃ (ṭab·bā·‘ō·wṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2884: Tabbaoth -- an Israelite

Ezra 2:44

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Keros,
קֵרֹ֥ס (qê·rōs)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7026: Keros -- father of some postexilic temple servants

the descendants
בְּֽנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Siaha,
סִֽיעֲהָ֖א (sî·‘ă·hā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5517: Sia -- father of some returning exiles

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Padon,
פָדֽוֹן׃ (p̄ā·ḏō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6303: Padon -- 'ransom', head of a family of Nethinim

Ezra 2:45

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Lebanah,
לְבָנָ֥ה (lə·ḇā·nāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3838: Lebana -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hagabah,
חֲגָבָ֖ה (ḥă·ḡā·ḇāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2286: Hagaba -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Akkub,
עַקּֽוּב׃ (‘aq·qūḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6126: Akkub -- the name of several Israelites

Ezra 2:46

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hagab,
חָגָ֥ב (ḥā·ḡāḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2285: Hagab -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shalmai,
שַׁלְמַ֖י (šal·may)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8014: Salmai

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hanan,
חָנָֽן׃ (ḥā·nān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2605: Hanan -- 'gracious', the name of several Israelites

Ezra 2:47

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Giddel,
גִדֵּ֥ל (ḡid·dêl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1435: Giddel -- 'very great', one of the Nethinim, also one of Solomon's servants

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Gahar,
גַ֖חַר (ḡa·ḥar)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1515: Gahar -- 'lurker', an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Reaiah,
רְאָיָֽה׃ (rə·’ā·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7211: Reaiah -- 'Yah has seen', three Israelites

Ezra 2:48

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Rezin,
רְצִ֥ין (rə·ṣîn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7526: Rezin -- a king of Aram (Syria), also an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nekoda,
נְקוֹדָ֖א (nə·qō·w·ḏā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5353: Nekoda

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Gazzam,
גַזָּֽם׃ (ḡaz·zām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1502: Gazzam -- 'devourer', an Israelite

Ezra 2:49

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Uzza,
עֻזָּ֥א (‘uz·zā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5798: Uzza -- four Israelites

the descendants
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Paseah,
פָסֵ֖חַ (p̄ā·sê·aḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6454: Paseah -- 'limper', three Israelites

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Besai,
בֵסָֽי׃ (ḇê·sāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1153: Besai -- one of the Nethinim

Ezra 2:50

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Asnah,
אַסְנָ֥ה (’as·nāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 619: Asnah -- perhaps 'thornbush', one of the Nethinim

the descendants
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Meunim,
מְעוּנִ֖ים (mə·‘ū·nîm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4586: Meunites -- a people Southeast of the Dead Sea

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nephusim,
נְפוּסִֽים׃ (nə·p̄ū·sîm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5300: Nephushesim

 

[JLG]

Ezra 2:51

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bakbuk,
בַקְבּ֥וּק (ḇaq·būq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1227: Bakbuk -- one of the Nethinim

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hakupha,
חֲקוּפָ֖א (ḥă·qū·p̄ā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2709: Hakupha -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Harhur,
חַרְחֽוּר׃ (ḥar·ḥūr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2744: Harhur -- an Israelite


Ezra 2:52

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bazluth,
בַצְל֥וּת (ḇaṣ·lūṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1213: Bazlith -- 'stripping', an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Mehida,
מְחִידָ֖א (mə·ḥî·ḏā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4240: Mehida -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Harsha,
חַרְשָֽׁא׃ (ḥar·šā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2797: Harsha -- an Israelite


Ezra 2:53

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Barkos,
בַרְק֥וֹס (ḇar·qō·ws)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1302: Barkos -- one of the Nethinim

the descendants
בְּֽנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Sisera,
סִֽיסְרָ֖א (sî·sə·rā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5516: Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Tamah,
תָֽמַח׃ (ṯā·maḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8547: Temach


Ezra 2:54

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Neziah,
נְצִ֖יחַ (nə·ṣî·aḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5335: Netsiach

and the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hatipha.
חֲטִיפָֽא׃ (ḥă·ṭî·p̄ā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2412: Hatipha -- one of the Nethinim

Ezra 2:55

The descendants
בְּנֵ֖י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of the servants
עַבְדֵ֣י (‘aḇ·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

of Solomon:
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Sotai,
סֹטַ֥י (sō·ṭay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5479: Sotai -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Sophereth,
הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת (has·sō·p̄e·reṯ)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5618: Hassophereth -- father of some returning exiles

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Peruda,
פְרוּדָֽא׃ (p̄ə·rū·ḏā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6514: Perida -- an Israelite

Ezra 2:56

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jaala,
יַעְלָ֥ה (ya‘·lāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3279: Jaala -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Darkon,
דַרְק֖וֹן (ḏar·qō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1874: Darkon -- one of the Nethinim

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Giddel,
גִדֵּֽל׃ (ḡid·dêl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1435: Giddel -- 'very great', one of the Nethinim, also one of Solomon's servants

Ezra 2:57

the descendants
בְּנֵ֧י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shephatiah,
שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה (šə·p̄aṭ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8203: Shephatiah -- 'Yah has judged', the name of a number of Israelites

the descendants
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hattil,
חַטִּ֗יל (ḥaṭ·ṭîl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2411: Hattil -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֛י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of
פֹּכֶ֥רֶת (pō·ḵe·reṯ)
0
Strong's Hebrew

Pochereth-hazzebaim,
הַצְּבָיִ֖ים (haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·yîm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6380: Pochereth-hazzebaim -- 'bindress of the gazelles', head of a postexilic family

and the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ami.
אָמִֽי׃ (’ā·mî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 532: Ami

Ezra 2:58

The temple servants
הַנְּתִינִ֔ים (han·nə·ṯî·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5411: The Nethinim, Temple-servants

and descendants
וּבְנֵ֖י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of the servants
עַבְדֵ֣י (‘aḇ·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

of Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

[numbered] 392
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

in all.
כָּ֨ל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


Ezra 2:59

The following
וְאֵ֗לֶּה (wə·’êl·leh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

came up
הָֽעֹלִים֙ (hā·‘ō·lîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

from Tel-melah,
מֶ֙לַח֙ (me·laḥ)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8528: Tel-melah -- 'mound of salt', a place in Babylon

Tel-harsha,
חַרְשָׁ֔א (ḥar·šā)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8521: Tel-harsha -- 'mound of a craftsman', a city in Babylon

Cherub,
כְּר֥וּב (kə·rūḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3743: Cherub -- a place in Babylon

Addan,
אַדָּ֖ן (’ad·dān)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 135: Addan -- a place in Babylon

and Immer,
אִמֵּ֑ר (’im·mêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 564: Immer -- the name of several Israelites, perhaps also a place in Babylon

but could not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

prove
לְהַגִּ֤יד (lə·hag·gîḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

that their families
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

were descended
וְזַרְעָ֔ם (wə·zar·‘ām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

from Israel:
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (mî·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

Ezra 2:60

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Delaiah,
דְלָיָ֥ה (ḏə·lā·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1806: Delaiah -- 'Yah has drawn', five Israelites

the descendants
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Tobiah
טוֹבִיָּ֖ה (ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2900: Tobiah -- 'Yah is my good', three Israelites, also an Ammonite

and the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nekoda,
נְקוֹדָ֑א (nə·qō·w·ḏā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5353: Nekoda

652 [in all].
שֵׁ֥שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

 

[JLG]

Ezra 2:61

And from
וּמִבְּנֵי֙ (ū·mib·bə·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

among the priests:
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Habaiah,
חֳבַיָּ֖ה (ḥo·ḇay·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2252: Habaiah -- 'Yah has hidden', an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hakkoz,
הַקּ֑וֹץ (haq·qō·wṣ)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6976: Hakkoz -- two Israelites

and the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Barzillai
בַרְזִלַּ֗י (ḇar·zil·lay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1271: Barzillai -- 'man of iron', three Israelites

(who
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

had married
לָ֠קַח (lā·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

a daughter
מִבְּנ֞וֹת (mib·bə·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of Barzillai
בַּרְזִלַּ֤י (bar·zil·lay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1271: Barzillai -- 'man of iron', three Israelites

the Gileadite
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ (hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1569: Gileadite -- a descendant of Gilead, also an inhabitant of Gilead

and was called
וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א (way·yiq·qā·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

by
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their name).
שְׁמָֽם׃ (šə·mām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8034: A name

Ezra 2:62

These [men]
אֵ֗לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

searched for
בִּקְשׁ֧וּ (biq·šū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

their family records,
כְתָבָ֛ם (ḵə·ṯā·ḇām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3791: Something written, a writing, record, book

but they could not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

find them
נִמְצָ֑אוּ (nim·ṣā·’ū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

and so were excluded
וַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּ (way·ḡō·’ă·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1351: To soil, desecrate

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the priesthood {as unclean}.
הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ (hak·kə·hun·nāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3550: Priesthood

Ezra 2:63

The governor
הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ (hat·tir·šā·ṯā)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8660: (a person title) governor

ordered
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

them not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to eat
יֹאכְל֖וּ (yō·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

the most holy things
מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁ (miq·qō·ḏeš)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

until
עַ֛ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

there was a priest
כֹּהֵ֖ן (kō·hên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

to consult the Urim
לְאוּרִ֥ים (lə·’ū·rîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 224: Part of the high priest's breastplate

and Thummim.
וּלְתֻמִּֽים׃ (ū·lə·ṯum·mîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8550: Perfections

Ezra 2:64

The whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

assembly
הַקָּהָ֖ל (haq·qā·hāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation

[numbered]
כְּאֶחָ֑ד (kə·’e·ḥāḏ)
Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

42,360 {},
אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 702: Four


Ezra 2:65

in addition to
מִ֠לְּבַד (mil·lə·ḇaḏ)
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

their 7,337
שִׁבְעַ֣ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

menservants
עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם (‘aḇ·ḏê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

and maidservants,
וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (wə·’am·hō·ṯê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

as well as their 200
מָאתָֽיִם׃ (mā·ṯā·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 3967: A hundred

male and female singers.
מְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים (mə·šō·rə·rîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

Ezra 2:66

They had 736
שְׁבַ֥ע (šə·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

horses,
סוּסֵיהֶ֕ם (sū·sê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)

245
מָאתַ֖יִם (mā·ṯa·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 3967: A hundred

mules,
פִּרְדֵיהֶ֕ם (pir·ḏê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6505: A mule

Ezra 2:67

435
אַרְבַּ֥ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 702: Four

camels,
גְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔ם (gə·mal·lê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1581: A camel

and 6,720
שֵׁ֣שֶׁת (šê·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

donkeys.
חֲמֹרִ֕ים (ḥă·mō·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2543: A male ass

Ezra 2:68

When they arrived
בְּבוֹאָ֕ם (bə·ḇō·w·’ām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

at the house
לְבֵ֥ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

in Jerusalem,
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

[some] of the heads
וּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙ (ū·mê·rā·šê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7218: The head

of the families
הָֽאָב֔וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

gave freewill offerings
הִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙ (hiṯ·nad·də·ḇū)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5068: To impel, to volunteer, to present spontaneously

to rebuild
לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹ (lə·ha·‘ă·mî·ḏōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

the house
לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of God
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

its original site.
מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃ (mə·ḵō·w·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4349: A fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode

Ezra 2:69

According to their ability,
כְּכֹחָ֗ם (kə·ḵō·ḥām)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

they gave
נָתְנוּ֮ (nā·ṯə·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to the treasury
לְאוֹצַ֣ר (lə·’ō·w·ṣar)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 214: Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse

for this work
הַמְּלָאכָה֒ (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

61,000
שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

darics
דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙ (dar·kə·mō·w·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1871: (a unit of value), perhaps a drachma

of gold,
זָהָ֗ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

5,000
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת (ḥă·mê·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five

minas
מָנִ֖ים (mā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4488: A fixed weight, measured amount, a maneh, mina

of silver,
וְכֶ֕סֶף (wə·ḵe·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and 100
מֵאָֽה׃ (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

priestly
כֹּהֲנִ֖ים (kō·hă·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

garments.
וְכָתְנֹ֥ת (wə·ḵā·ṯə·nōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3801: A shirt

Ezra 2:70

So the priests,
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

the Levites,
וְ֠הַלְוִיִּם (wə·hal·wî·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

the singers,
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים (wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

the gatekeepers,
וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛ים (wə·haš·šō·w·‘ă·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7778: A gatekeeper

and the temple servants,
וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים (wə·han·nə·ṯî·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5411: The Nethinim, Temple-servants

along with some
וּֽמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

of the people,
הָעָ֞ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

settled
וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in their own towns;
בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם (bə·‘ā·rê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and the rest
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of the Israelites
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

settled [in their towns].
בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ (bə·‘ā·rê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

• Here we get different families who return to jerusalem!
• Then the priests!
• Then the levites!
• Then the musician!
• Then the gatekeepers of the temple!
• Then the temple servants!
• Then the descendants of the servants of Solomon!
• Then the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon!
• Finally those who can’t prove their family records and who are excluded from the priesthood!
• Then the animals!
• Then the offerings for the rebuilding of the house of Yah.weh!
• The precision is impressive!

 

[JLG]

__________________________________________________________________________

• Remember that Ezra restored the worship when he returned to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon!
• Remember that Ezra’s effective ministry included:
• Teaching the Word of Yah.weh!
• Initiating reforms!
• Restoring worship!
• Leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
• Remember that Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah!
• Remember that his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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[JLG]

Ezra 3:1

By the seventh
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number)

month,
הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (ha·ḥō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

the Israelites
וּבְנֵ֥י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

had settled
וַיִּגַּע֙ (way·yig·ga‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

in their towns,
בֶּעָרִ֑ים (be·‘ā·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and the people
הָעָ֛ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

assembled
וַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּ (way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

as one
אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

man
כְּאִ֥ישׁ (kə·’îš)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

in
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Jerusalem.
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

• Seven months have passed!
• The Israelites have settled in their towns!
• The people assemble as one man in Jerusalem!
• Here we are given only a few details!
• Let’s see what’s next!

 

[JLG]

__________________________________________________________________________

• Remember that Ezra restored the worship when he returned to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon!
• Remember that Ezra’s effective ministry included:
• Teaching the Word of Yah.weh!
• Initiating reforms!
• Restoring worship!
• Leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
• Remember that Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah!
• Remember that his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
  • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

__________________________________________________________________________

The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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[JLG]

Ezra 3:2

Then Jeshua
יֵשׁ֨וּעַ (yê·šū·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3442: Jeshua

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jozadak
יֽוֹצָדָ֜ק (yō·w·ṣā·ḏāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3136: Jotsadak

and his fellow
וְאֶחָ֣יו (wə·’e·ḥāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

priests,
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

along with Zerubbabel
וּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל (ū·zə·rub·bā·ḇel)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2216: Zerubbabel -- 'begotten in Babylon', a leader of returning Israelite exiles

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shealtiel
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ (šə·’al·tî·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7597: Shealtiel -- 'I have asked of God', an Israelite name

and his associates,
וְאֶחָ֔יו (wə·’e·ḥāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

began
וַיָּקָם֩ (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

to build
וַיִּבְנ֕וּ (way·yiḇ·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

the altar
מִזְבַּ֖ח (miz·baḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4196: An altar

of the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

to sacrifice
לְהַעֲל֤וֹת (lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

burnt offerings
עֹל֔וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

on it,
עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

as it is written
כַּכָּת֕וּב (kak·kā·ṯūḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

in the law
בְּתוֹרַ֖ת (bə·ṯō·w·raṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

of Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֥ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

the man
אִישׁ־ (’îš-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of God.
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

• After 7 months in Jerusalem, they start building Yah.weh’s altar to make sacrifices to Yah.weh!
• According to the Law of Moses!
• And it is spoken of Moses as the man of God!

 

[JLG]

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EXODUS 3:15

YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU.
THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY GENERATION.

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Jesus had siblings :

- Guess what: the Bible is the history of the Israelites!
- Each page tells you that!
- Each story tells you that!
- Each family tells you that!
- The book of Adam's story tells you that!

__________________________________________________________________________

• Remember that Ezra restored the worship when he returned to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon!
• Remember that Ezra’s effective ministry included:
• Teaching the Word of Yah.weh!
• Initiating reforms!
• Restoring worship!
• Leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
• Remember that Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah!
• Remember that his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
  • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

__________________________________________________________________________

The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

__________________________________________________________________________

 

[JLG]

Ezra 3:3

They set up
וַיָּכִ֤ינוּ (way·yā·ḵî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3559: To be erect

the altar
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

its foundation
מְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יו (mə·ḵō·w·nō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4350: A fixed resting place, base

and sacrificed
וַיַּעֲל֨וּ‪‬ (way·ya·‘ă·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

burnt offerings
עֹלוֹת֙ (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

upon it
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to the LORD—
לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

[both] the morning
לַבֹּ֥קֶר (lab·bō·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

and evening
וְלָעָֽרֶב׃ (wə·lā·‘ā·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6153: Evening

burnt offerings—
עֹל֖וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

even though
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they feared
בְּאֵימָ֣ה (bə·’ê·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 367: Fright, an idol

the people
מֵעַמֵּ֖י (mê·‘am·mê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

of the land.
הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land

• So the exiles back offer sacrifices both morning and evening!
• And they fear the people of the land!
• They need Yah.weh’s approval!
• And the wall of Jerusalem will need time to be rebuilt!

Rebuilding Your Walls With Wisdom - Mighty Oaks Foundation

In the ancient Near East, a city without gates and walls was slim pickings for anyone who would seek to sack it. Similarly, a home without walls is easy prey for unsuspecting thieves. And a life created to glorify God without protection from the enemy will be open to the enemy’s attacks.
The book of Nehemiah is a historical account of how Nehemiah lead people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Twenty years after King Solomon built the 1st Temple, he died in 931B.C. Israel’s twelve tribes split into two kingdoms: The northern kingdom, which was made up of 10 tribes, took on the name of Israel. And the southern kingdom, which was made up of two tribes, took on the name of Judah. Both kingdoms had a history of disobedience and idolatry, and God’s judgment fell on them. In 722 B.C., Assyria conquered the northern kingdom, then in 605 B.C. the southern kingdom was conquered by the Babylonians, and Solomon’s Temple was destroyed.

The Persian Empire rose to power, and they overthrew the Babylonians as the world superpower. The Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem by the end of the 5th B.C. century. Then the second Temple was built in Jerusalem, but the walls of the city were compromised, and the city was vulnerable and open to attack. And this is the point in history where we find Nehemiah.

The book of Nehemiah begins with Nehemiah serving Artaxerxes, King of Persia, as his cupbearer. In the middle of the 4th century, B.C. Nehemiah learned the Jews that had returned from the Babylonian exile and were living in the city of Jerusalem with walls that were broken. After learning of his people in need, Nehemiah did two things. He prayed with fasting, and he trusted God. This was his prayer: “Remember the word that you commanded your servant, Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.” Nehemiah 1:8-9. He prayed for four months. Nehemiah was petitioning God to do what was done for Israel in Egypt and gather his people to a place. After praying and fasting for four months, he approached King Artaxerxes and asked to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the wall. The King granted his request.

When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem, he toured the city walls to assess the damage. He faced tremendous opposition as he made plans and directed the people in rebuilding the city walls. He was mocked and threatened as he persisted. Nehemiah had opposition from legitimate enemies and opposition from the people he was leading. The people were at times discouraged and almost hopeless, but Nehemiah persisted. The Bible says that the threat was so great from outside the city he posted armed guards along the walls to protect the city until the building was done. Men were armed and ready to fight while they worked daily to build the wall.

These evil men that opposed Nehemiah even tried to get him killed by luring him into an ambush. And when that didn’t work, they tried to get him to enter the Temple unlawfully, which meant that he would succumb to God’s punishment.

It took Nehemiah 52 days to reinforce the gaps and rebuild the wall. He gathered his people together, he equipped them, and he led them in rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem. After the wall was built, Nehemiah ensured that the people were read God’s Law, and they understood it. He wanted them to know what standards he and they would live by.

In summary, Nehemiah served King Artaxerxes loyally as cupbearer and learned about the Jew’s dire situation in Jerusalem. Nehemiah prayed and fasted to God for four months before petitioning the King to return to his home and reinforce Jerusalem’s city walls. Upon arrival into the city, he assessed the damage and got to work. In spite of opposition, he led his people in rebuilding the wall and succeeded.

Does any of this strike a chord in your life? Have the walls of protection and preservation around your home been compromised? Have they been destroyed by outside opposition? Or maybe, just maybe, you were the one that tore the walls down? Have you grown accustomed to living a life unprotected from the enemy? If so, what are you going to do about it?

Once Nehemiah learned how vulnerable Jerusalem was, the Bible says that his first course of action was to pray. He prayed and fasted for four months. He was given the strength and courage to petition the King and was granted his request to rebuild the wall.

As men and women of God, we can pray in the midst of our trials and circumstances. We can petition God for wisdom and understanding. James puts it like this, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” James 1:2-5 ESV. God gave hope and strength to Nehemiah to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem and reestablish his people. Nehemiah saw a problem, and God gave him a solution. But Nehemiah didn’t do it without opposition.

• As far as we can see, both the book of Ezra and the book of Nehemiah are interconnected!

 

[JLG]

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EXODUS 3:15

YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU.
THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY GENERATION.

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Jesus had siblings :

- Guess what: the Bible is the history of the Israelites!
- Each page tells you that!
- Each story tells you that!
- Each family tells you that!
- The book of Adam's story tells you that!

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• Remember that Ezra restored the worship when he returned to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon!
• Remember that Ezra’s effective ministry included:
• Teaching the Word of Yah.weh!
• Initiating reforms!
• Restoring worship!
• Leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
• Remember that Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah!
• Remember that his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
  • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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[JLG]

Ezra 3:4

They also celebrated
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ (way·ya·‘ă·śū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the Feast
חַ֥ג (ḥaḡ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2282: A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast

of Tabernacles,
הַסֻּכּ֖וֹת (has·suk·kō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5521: A thicket, booth

as [it is] written,
כַּכָּת֑וּב (kak·kā·ṯūḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

and offered burnt offerings
וְעֹלַ֨ת (wə·‘ō·laṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

daily,
י֤וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

based on the number
בְּמִסְפָּ֔ר (bə·mis·pār)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

prescribed
כְּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט (kə·miš·paṭ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

for each day.
י֥וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

• There we can see an attempt to recover their biblical traditions!
• When everything is corrupt, it is hard to learn again the right way!
• It is necessary to learn everything!
• It is necessary to follow Yah.weh’s word and not man’s tradition!
• That’s why it is better to look for Yah.weh’s word at first and keep it !
• Nature always tries to look for the easiest way!
• But that’s not Yah.weh’s way!
• That’s why it is difficult for men to follow it!
• But at the same time when you are used to following Yah.weh’s way, it is logical and natural!

 

[JLG]

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EXODUS 3:15

YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU.
THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY GENERATION.

__________________________________________________________________________

Jesus had siblings :

- Guess what: the Bible is the history of the Israelites!
- Each page tells you that!
- Each story tells you that!
- Each family tells you that!
- The book of Adam's story tells you that!

__________________________________________________________________________

• Remember that Ezra restored the worship when he returned to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon!
• Remember that Ezra’s effective ministry included:
• Teaching the Word of Yah.weh!
• Initiating reforms!
• Restoring worship!
• Leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
• Remember that Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah!
• Remember that his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
  • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

__________________________________________________________________________

The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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[JLG]

Ezra 3:5

After that,
וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ן (wə·’a·ḥă·rê·ḵên)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

they presented the regular
תָּמִיד֙ (tā·mîḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice

burnt offerings
עֹלַ֤ת (‘ō·laṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

and [those] for New Moons
וְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔ים (wə·le·ḥo·ḏā·šîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

and for all
וּלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the appointed
מוֹעֲדֵ֥י (mō·w·‘ă·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

sacred feasts
הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֑ים (ham·qud·dā·šîm)
Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

as well as all
וּלְכֹ֛ל (ū·lə·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the freewill offerings
נְדָבָ֖ה (nə·ḏā·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5071: Spontaneity, spontaneous, a spontaneous, abundant gift

brought
מִתְנַדֵּ֥ב (miṯ·nad·dêḇ)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5068: To impel, to volunteer, to present spontaneously

to the LORD.
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


- Easy to understand!
- They have been condemned for continuously opposing Yah.weh!
- Now they try to show respect!
- And at the same time Yah.weh’s help!
- It would have been more intelligent to show respect at first and receive Yah.weh’s help at the same time!
- Then it becomes second nature!
- Then it is natural!
- Then they are going to be continuously condemned!
- Then you look for destruction!

 

[JLG]

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• Maybe you remember that Yah.weh prevented David from building his temple because he was a soldier and he spent a big part of his life making war!
• Jesus clearly said a Christian can’t do that!
• In fact, everything we hear in the first part of the Bible has nothing but nothing to do with what a Christian must or mustn’t do!
• THUS WHEN PEOPLE USE THE FIRST PART OF THE BIBLE TO JUSTIFY ANY PRACTICE IS TOTALLY WRONG AND HAS NOTHING BUT NOTHING TO DO WITH JESUS’ TEACHING!
• I CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO THINK ABOUT IT!

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EXODUS 3:15

YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU.
THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY GENERATION.

__________________________________________________________________________

Jesus had siblings :

- Guess what: the Bible is the history of the Israelites!
- Each page tells you that!
- Each story tells you that!
- Each family tells you that!
- The book of Adam's story tells you that!

__________________________________________________________________________

• Remember that Ezra restored the worship when he returned to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon!
• Remember that Ezra’s effective ministry included:
• Teaching the Word of Yah.weh!
• Initiating reforms!
• Restoring worship!
• Leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
• Remember that Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah!
• Remember that his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
  • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

__________________________________________________________________________

The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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[JLG]

Ezra 3:6

On the first
אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

day
מִיּ֤וֹם (mî·yō·wm)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

of the seventh
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number)

month,
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

[the Israelites] began
הֵחֵ֕לּוּ (hê·ḥêl·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

to offer
לְהַעֲל֥וֹת (lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

burnt offerings
עֹל֖וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

to the LORD,
לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

{although the foundation} of the temple
וְהֵיכַ֥ל (wə·hê·ḵal)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

had not been laid.
יֻסָּֽד׃ (yus·sāḏ)
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult

• This verse is a repetition of the preceding verse!
• The Israelites try to do their best to attract Yah.weh’s attention!
• By making offerings!
• Everything has to be done!
• Everyone is against them!
• They start from scratch!
• But it won’t last!