The Meaning of Ezra 2:57 Explained

Ezra 2:57

KJV: The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

YLT: Sons of Shephatiah, sons of Hattil, sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, sons of Ami.

Darby: the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

ASV: the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The children  of Shephatiah,  the children  of Hattil,  the children  of Pochereth of Zebaim,  the children  of Ami. 

What does Ezra 2:57 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezra 2

1  The number that return of the people
36  of the priests
40  of the Levites
43  of the Nethinims
55  of Solomon's servants
61  of the priests who could not show their pedigree
64  The whole number of them, with their substance
68  Their offerings

What do the individual words in Ezra 2:57 mean?

the sons of Shephatiah the sons of Hattil of Pochereth of Zebaim and the sons of Ami
בְּנֵ֧י שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה בְנֵֽי־ חַטִּ֗יל פֹּכֶ֥רֶת הַצְּבָיִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י אָמִֽי

בְּנֵ֧י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה  of  Shephatiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁפַטְיָה 
Sense: a son of David by Abital; David’s 5th son.
בְנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חַטִּ֗יל  of  Hattil 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַטִּיל  
Sense: head of a family of the children of Solomon’s slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
הַצְּבָיִ֖ים  Pochereth  of  Zebaim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: הַצְּבָיִים 
Sense: a servant of Solomon whose descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
בְּנֵ֥י  and  the  sons  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָמִֽי  Ami 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָמִי  
Sense: a descendant of Amon, Solomon’s servant.

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