The Meaning of Ezra 2:61 Explained

Ezra 2:61

KJV: And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

YLT: And of the sons of the priests: sons of Habaiah, sons of Koz, sons of Barzillai (who took from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and is called by their name;)

Darby: And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

ASV: And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And of the children  of the priests:  the children  of Habaiah,  the children  of Koz,  the children  of Barzillai;  which took  a wife  of the daughters  of Barzillai  the Gileadite,  and was called  after their name: 

What does Ezra 2:61 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 2:61-70 - The Building Of The Altar
Throughout their history the true Israelites were eager to maintain their genealogy; wherever they were scattered, they carefully guarded their national registers. Each of us should be able to establish his descent and to vindicate his claim to be considered a child of God, a joint-heir with Christ, a partaker in the inheritance which God has promised to them that love Him. If you cannot establish your sonship, you may doubt your right to the spiritual blessings which are a part of the family estates. This is clearly illustrated by the prohibition issued against the eating of the most holy things by the priests whose names were not found in the register. They must wait till the Urim and Thummin attested that they were Israelites indeed. What that witness was in these olden days, the testimony of the Holy Spirit is within us. He witnesses with our spirit that we are born of God.
The first act of the restored Jews was to set up the House of God. For this they gave willingly, and after their ability. The altar was the center of their religion. So the Cross of Jesus is the center of our life and worship, reminding us of His work for us in justification, or His claims in sanctification. [source]

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 2:61 mean?

And of the sons of the priests the sons of Habaiah of Koz and the sons of Barzillai who took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife and was called by their name
וּמִבְּנֵי֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים בְּנֵ֥י חֳבַיָּ֖ה הַקּ֑וֹץ בְּנֵ֣י בַרְזִלַּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָ֠קַח מִבְּנ֞וֹת בַּרְזִלַּ֤י הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א עַל־ שְׁמָֽם

וּמִבְּנֵי֙  And  of  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים  of  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
בְּנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֳבַיָּ֖ה  of  Habaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֳבַיָּה  
Sense: head of a priestly family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
הַקּ֑וֹץ  of  Koz 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: הַקֹּוץ 
Sense: a descendant of Judah.
בְּנֵ֣י  and  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בַרְזִלַּ֗י  of  Barzillai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּרְזִלַּי  
Sense: a Gileadite leader who helped David defeat Absalom’s rebellion.
לָ֠קַח  took 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מִבְּנ֞וֹת  of  the  daughters 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
בַּרְזִלַּ֤י  of  Barzillai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּרְזִלַּי  
Sense: a Gileadite leader who helped David defeat Absalom’s rebellion.
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙  the  Gileadite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גִּלְעָדִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Gilead.
אִשָּׁ֔ה  a  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א  and  was  called 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שְׁמָֽם  their  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.

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