Ezra 2:5
in Ezra 2the descendants of Arah, 775;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
KJV
The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
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This verse in Ezra 2
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
It is probable that all mentioned as belonging to this family repaired to the general place of rendezvous, or had enrolled their names at first as intending to go; but in the interval of preparation, some died, others were prevented by sickness or insurmountable obstacles, so that ultimately no more than six hundred fifty-two came to Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
the descendants of Parosh, 2,172
on Ezra 2:3-35
Verses 3 to 35 name family after family. Adam Clarke notes the pattern: a person's name marks descendants, and a place name marks its former inhabitants. John Gill sets the list beside the parallel roll in Nehemiah 7 and finds the two agree in substance while differing in some numbers.
This site's exposition
the descendants of Arah, 775
Nehemiah 7:10 counts the descendants of Arah at 652, which is 123 fewer. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown explain the gap: 775 enrolled to go, and some died or were kept back before they came up from the captivity. In their reading 652 returned to Jerusalem.
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָרַ֔ח | ʾarach | Arah | H733 → | |
| שְׁבַ֥ע | sheva' | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| מֵא֖וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה | chamishah | five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ ס | veshivim | and seventy | H7657 → | 91 times |
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אָרַ֔חArah
ʾarachH733 →
שְׁבַ֥עseven
sheva'H7651 →394 times
מֵא֖וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
חֲמִשָּׁ֥הfive
chamishahH2568 →343 times
וְשִׁבְעִֽים׃ סand seventy
veshivimH7657 →91 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 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
Nehemiah 6:18For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 7:10
the descendants of Arah, 652;
- Nehemiah 3:30
Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
- Nehemiah 3:4
Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana…
- Nehemiah 7:10
Through
Nehemiah 7:10the descendants of Arah, 652;
it leads to
- Nehemiah 6:18
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
- Nehemiah 6:18
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezra
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Berean Standard Bible, Nehemiah 7:10, the parallel register; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.