The Meaning of Ezra 8:9 Explained

Ezra 8:9

KJV: Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

YLT: From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.

Darby: Of the children of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

ASV: Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the sons  of Joab;  Obadiah  the son  of Jehiel,  and with him two hundred  and eighteen  males. 

What does Ezra 8:9 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 8:9 mean?

Of the sons of Joab Obadiah son of Jehiel and with him two hundred and eight [and] ten males -
מִבְּנֵ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן־ יְחִיאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֕וֹ מָאתַ֛יִם וּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַזְּכָרִֽים ס

מִבְּנֵ֣י  Of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יוֹאָ֔ב  of  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
עֹבַדְיָ֖ה  Obadiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹבַדְיָה 
Sense: the 4th of the 2 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְחִיאֵ֑ל  of  Jehiel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְחוּאֵל 
Sense: a Levite and one of the chief musicians in the time of David.
וְעִמּ֕וֹ  and  with  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מָאתַ֛יִם  two  hundred 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה  and  eight 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמֹנֶה  
Sense: eight, eighth.
עָשָׂ֖ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
הַזְּכָרִֽים  males 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: זָכָר  
Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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