The Meaning of Ezra 8:2 Explained

Ezra 8:2

KJV: Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

YLT: From the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar: Daniel; from the sons of David: Hattush;

Darby: Of the children of Phinehas, Gershom; of the children of Ithamar, Daniel; of the children of David, Hattush;

ASV: Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the sons  of Phinehas;  Gershom:  of the sons  of Ithamar;  Daniel:  of the sons  of David;  Hattush. 

What does Ezra 8:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 8:1-23 - United Prayer For Guidance
The number of men who accompanied Ezra amounted to 1754, but the women and children would bring up the gross total to about 7000. The lack of Levites was very serious. These should have been among the very first. A deputation was therefore sent to a neighboring seminary or college, where they were being trained, and here again is the mention of the good hand of God. Sometimes hearts are ready and waiting for service, which need just a word or appeal to complete their plans. There is always special interest in this paragraph for those who are venturing forth on the untried and unknown. The camp at Ahava; the sending for the priests; the waiting for their coming; the recognition of God's good hand in sending a man of discretion; and then the fast and prayer for protection. We can almost see the little band on the point of plunging into the inhospitable and dangerous desert, spending hours in prayer, and restrained from requesting an escort, lest they might invalidate their leader's trustful boast. How careful we should be to do nothing inconsistent with the proud position that faith gives us in the keeping power of God! Seek Him, O soul of mine, and He will be found, and His hand shall be upon thee for good. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 8

1  The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon
15  He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple
21  He keeps a fast
24  He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests
31  From Ahava they come to Jerusalem
33  The treasure is weighed in the temple
36  The commission is delivered

What do the individual words in Ezra 8:2 mean?

Of the sons of Phinehas Gershom - of Ithamar Daniel of the sons of David Hattush
מִבְּנֵ֤י פִֽינְחָס֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם ס אִיתָמָ֖ר דָּנִיֵּ֑אל מִבְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖יד חַטּֽוּשׁ

מִבְּנֵ֤י  Of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
פִֽינְחָס֙  of  Phinehas 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פִּינְחָס  
Sense: son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family.
גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם  Gershom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּרְשֹׁם  
Sense: firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation
אִיתָמָ֖ר  of  Ithamar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתָמָר  
Sense: fourth and youngest son of Aaron.
דָּנִיֵּ֑אל  Daniel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּנִאֵל 
Sense: the 2nd son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess.
מִבְּנֵ֥י  of  the  sons  of 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דָוִ֖יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
חַטּֽוּשׁ  Hattush 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַטּוּשׁ  
Sense: a descendant of David, apparently one of the sons of Shechaniah, in the 4th or 5th generation from Zerubbabel.