Ezra

Ezra 2:1–2

1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.a

This is the count of the men of Israel:

Footnotes

  • a 2:2 Parallel text at Nehemiah 7:7|NEH 7:7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah

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Ezra 2:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now theseוְאֵ֣לֶּה׀wə·’êl·lehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
the peopleבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הham·mə·ḏî·nāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4082 province
who came upהָֽעֹלִים֙hā·‘ō·lîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
from the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmiš·šə·ḇîPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7628 captivity, captives
of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הhag·gō·w·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1473 exiles, exile
carried awayהֶגְלָ֛הheḡ·lāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1540 uncover, remove
to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לlə·ḇā·ḇelPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
by Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצּוֹרnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·nɛṣ·ṣōrNoun - proper - masculine singularH5020
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
They returnedוַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּway·yā·šū·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םlî·rū·šā·limPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הwî·hū·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3063 Judah
eachאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
to his own townלְעִירֽוֹ׃lə·‘î·rōwPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5892 excitement

Ezra 2:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
accompaniedבָּ֣אוּbā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
byעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לzə·rub·bā·ḇelNoun - proper - masculine singularH2216 Zerubbabel
Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַyê·šū·a‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH3442 Jeshua
Nehemiahנְ֠חֶמְיָהnə·ḥem·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH5166 Nechemjah
Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הśə·rā·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8304 Serajah
Reelaiahרְֽעֵלָיָ֜הrə·‘ê·lā·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH7480 Reelajah
Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יmā·rə·do·ḵayNoun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai
Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil·šānNoun - proper - masculine singularH1114 Bilshan
Misparמִסְפָּ֥רmis·pārNoun - proper - masculine singularH4558 Mispar
Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbiḡ·wayNoun - proper - masculine singularH902 Bigvai
Rehumרְח֣וּםrə·ḥūmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7348 Rechum
and Baanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba·‘ă·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH1196 Baanah
the countמִסְפַּ֕רmis·parNoun - masculine singular constructH4557 number, tale
of the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃סyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH3478 Israel

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Ezra 2:1 2 Kings 25:11 · 2 Kings 24:14–16 · Nehemiah 7:6–73

Ezra 2:2 Haggai 1:14 · Haggai 2:4 · Haggai 1:12 · Nehemiah 7:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.