Ezra 2:61
in Ezra 2And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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
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:
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This verse in Ezra 2
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
could not shew their father
on Ezra 2:59-61
Verses 59 to 61 name families who returned from Babylonian towns without any register to show they belonged to Israel by descent, and priests among them who carried the name of Barzillai the Gileadite after marrying into his line. The exile had broken written records along with everything else it broke, and the list keeps that gap honest rather than smoothing it over. John Gill reads the towns named, Tel-melah and Tel-harsa, as Babylonian settlements otherwise unknown, the families' only address left to history.
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The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִבְּנֵי֙ | umibenei | and of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֳבַיָּ֖ה | choaiyah | Hobaiah | H2252 → | |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַקּ֑וֹץ | hakotz | Hakkoz | H6976 → | |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בַרְזִלַּ֗י | varzilai | Barzillai | H1271 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לָ֠קַח | lakach | he had taken | H3947 → | |
| מִבְּנ֞וֹת | mibenot | one of [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| בַּרְזִלַּ֤י | barzilai | Barzillai | H1271 → | |
| הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ | hagiladi | the Gileadite | H1569 → | |
| אִשָּׁ֔ה | ʾishah | a wife | H802 → | 781 times |
| וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א | vaiyikare' | and he was called | H7121 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁמָֽם׃ | shemam | name their | H8034 → | 864 times |
וּמִבְּנֵי֙and of [the] descendants of
umibeneiH1121 →4930 times
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
חֳבַיָּ֖הHobaiah
choaiyahH2252 →
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הַקּ֑וֹץHakkoz
hakotzH6976 →
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
בַרְזִלַּ֗יBarzillai
varzilaiH1271 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לָ֠קַחhe had taken
lakachH3947 →
מִבְּנ֞וֹתone of [the] daughters of
mibenotH1323 →588 times
בַּרְזִלַּ֤יBarzillai
barzilaiH1271 →
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙the Gileadite
hagiladiH1569 →
אִשָּׁ֔הa wife
ʾishahH802 →781 times
וַיִּקָּרֵ֖אand he was called
vaiyikare'H7121 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׁמָֽם׃name their
shemamH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 2:7But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:27–29
When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
- 2 Samuel 9:7
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
- 2 Samuel 19:31–40
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
- 2 Samuel 9:10
You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is…
- 2 Samuel 17:27–29
Through
2 Samuel 17:27When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 2:7
But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 10:1–2
Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
- 2 Samuel 9:4
“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
- 1 Samuel 11:1
Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
- 1 Kings 2:7
About Ezra

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
