Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973 New Living Translation These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 English Standard Version The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. Berean Standard Bible The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; King James Bible The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. New King James Version The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; New American Standard Bible The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; NASB 1995 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; NASB 1977 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; Legacy Standard Bible The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; Amplified Bible The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973; Christian Standard Bible The priests included Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 Holman Christian Standard Bible The priests included: Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 American Standard Version The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. English Revised Version The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. GOD'S WORD® Translation These priests returned from exile: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973 International Standard Version The Priests: Descendants of Jedaiah from the household of Jeshua: 973 Majority Standard Bible The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; NET Bible The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua): 973; New Heart English Bible The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three. Webster's Bible Translation The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. World English Bible The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe priests: sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three; Young's Literal Translation The Priests: sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. Smith's Literal Translation The priests: the sons of Jedaiah to the house of Joshua, nine hundred seventy and three. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe priests: the children of Jadaia of the house of Josue, nine hundred seventy-three. Catholic Public Domain Version The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three. New American Bible The priests: descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; New Revised Standard Version The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Joshua, nine hundred and seventy-three. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The Priests, the sons of Yedaia of the house of Yeshua, nine hundred and seventy and three. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the priests, the sons of Jedua, belonging to the house of Jesus, were nine hundred and seventy-three. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The List of Returning Exiles…35and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630. 36The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; 37the descendants of Immer, 1,052;… Cross References Nehemiah 7:39 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ... Nehemiah 12:1-7 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, / Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, / Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ... 1 Chronicles 9:10-13 From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin; / Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple; / Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; ... Nehemiah 11:10-14 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin; / Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God; / and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; ... 2 Chronicles 31:2 Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling. 2 Chronicles 35:4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son. Exodus 28:1 “Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests. Leviticus 8:1-13 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, / and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.” ... Numbers 3:5-10 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. / They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle. ... Numbers 18:1-7 So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood. / But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony. / And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. ... 1 Samuel 2:28 And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites. 2 Kings 23:4 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. Matthew 2:4-6 And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. / “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: / ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’” Luke 1:5-9 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. / Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord. / But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years. ... Treasury of Scripture The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. Jedaiah 1 Chronicles 9:10 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 1 Chronicles 24:7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, Jeshua Ezra 3:9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. Nehemiah 7:39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. Jump to Previous Children Descendants Family House Hundred Jedaiah Jedai'ah Jeshua Nine Priests Seventy Seventy-Three ThreeJump to Next Children Descendants Family House Hundred Jedaiah Jedai'ah Jeshua Nine Priests Seventy Seventy-Three ThreeEzra 2 1. The number that return of the people36. of the priests 40. of the Levites 43. of the Nethinims 55. of Solomon's servants 61. of the priests who could not show their pedigree 64. The whole number of them, with their substance 68. Their offerings The priests This phrase refers to a specific group within the Israelite community who were set apart for religious duties. The Hebrew word for "priests" is "כֹּהֲנִים" (kohanim), which denotes those who serve in the temple, offering sacrifices and performing rituals. Historically, the priesthood was established through Aaron, the brother of Moses, and was a hereditary office. The role of the priests was crucial in maintaining the spiritual life of Israel, acting as mediators between God and the people. In the context of Ezra, the return of the priests to Jerusalem signifies the restoration of proper worship and religious order after the Babylonian exile. The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua) 973 Of the house of Jeshua.--A peculiar expression, seeming to indicate merely that the present high priest belonged to the race of Jedaiah, who, in that case, is not the same as the head of the second order in the Chronicles, unless indeed he sprang from the high-priestly family of Eleazar. Verse 36. - The priests. Four priestly families went up with Zerubbabel. Of these, three traced their descent to persons who had been heads of the priestly courses in the reign of David, viz., Jedaiah, Immer, and Hardin (1 Chronicles 24:7, 8, 14). The other family had for founder a priest named Pashur, who was not otherwise distinguished. The numbers assigned to the priests by Ezra are identical with those in Nehemiah (Nehemiah 7:39-42). Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua. To whose house, that is, Jeshua, the existing high priest, belonged. Hence, no doubt, the precedency given to the house of Jedaiah, which numerically was the least important.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The priests:הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest The descendants בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jedaiah יְדַֽעְיָה֙ (yə·ḏa‘·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3048: Jedaiah -- 'Yah has known', the name of several Israelites (through the house לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jeshua), יֵשׁ֔וּעַ (yê·šū·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3442: Jeshua 973; תְּשַׁ֥ע (tə·ša‘) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 8672: Nine, ninth Links Ezra 2:36 NIVEzra 2:36 NLT Ezra 2:36 ESV Ezra 2:36 NASB Ezra 2:36 KJV Ezra 2:36 BibleApps.com Ezra 2:36 Biblia Paralela Ezra 2:36 Chinese Bible Ezra 2:36 French Bible Ezra 2:36 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 2:36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah (Ezr. Ez) |