Ezra 2:16

2:16 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah): 98;

Ezra 2:23

2:23 the men of Anathoth: 128;

Ezra 2:41

2:41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.

Ezra 2:6

2:6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab): 2,812;

Ezra 8:9

8:9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

Ezra 8:11

8:11 from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;

Ezra 8:18

8:18 Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 18 men,


tn Heb “to.” So also in vv. 36, 40.

tn Heb “to the sons of.” Cf. v. 40.

tc The MT reads יוֹאָב (yoav, “Joab”). However, syntax demands the reading וְיוֹאָב (vÿyoav, “and Joab”) which is reflected in the LXX and Syriac.

tn Heb “and Sherebiah.” The words “this man was” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

tn Or “relatives” (so CEV; NRSV “kin”); also in v. 19.