The Meaning of Ezra 8:3 Explained

Ezra 8:3

KJV: Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

YLT: from the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and with him, reckoning themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.

Darby: of the children of Shecaniah, of the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

ASV: Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the sons  of Shechaniah,  of the sons  of Pharosh;  Zechariah:  and with him were reckoned by genealogy  of the males  an hundred  and fifty. 

What does Ezra 8:3 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 8:3 mean?

Of the sons of Shechaniah - of Parosh Zechariah and with him registered [were] males a hundred and fifty
מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה ס פַרְעֹ֖שׁ זְכַרְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂ לִזְכָרִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים

מִבְּנֵ֣י  Of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה  of  Shechaniah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁכַנְיָה 
Sense: a descendant of Zerubbabel whose descendants returned from exile with Ezra.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation
פַרְעֹ֖שׁ  of  Parosh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּרְעֹשׁ  
Sense: ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra.
זְכַרְיָ֑ה  Zechariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְכַרְיָה 
Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
וְעִמּ֛וֹ  and  with  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂ  registered  [were] 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct
Root: יָחַשׂ  
Sense: (Hithpael) to reckon genealogically, enrol on a genealogy, enrol, be enrolled.
לִזְכָרִ֖ים  males 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: זָכָר  
Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
מֵאָ֥ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים  and  fifty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.

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