Ezra 2:59 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 2:59

57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Ami.

58 All the ^aNethinim and the children of ^bSolomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.

59 And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father’s house or their³ genealogy, whether they were of Israel:

60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two;

61 and of the sons of the priests: the sons of ^aHabaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of ^bBarzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name.

62 These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; ^atherefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.

63 And the¹ governor said to them that they ^ashould not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the ^bUrim and Thummim.

64 ^aThe whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,

Verse Comparison: Ezra 2:59

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American Standard Version
And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, `and' Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

Amplified® Bible
And these were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not show a record of their fathers' houses or prove their descent, whether they were of Israel:

Contemporary English Version
There were 652 who returned from the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, though they could not prove that they were Israelites. They had lived in the Babylonian towns of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer.

Darby English Version
And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addan, Immer; but they could not shew their fathers' house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

Good News Bible
There were 652 belonging to the clans of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda who returned from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not prove that they were descendants of Israelites.

King James Version
And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

New American Standard Bible
Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan {and} Immer, but they were not able to give evidence of their fathers' households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:

New International Version
The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:

New King James Version
And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father’s house or their genealogy, whether they were of Israel:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer, but they could not give evidence of their fathers' households and their descendants, whether they belonged to Israel:

Revised Standard Version
The following were those who came up from Tel-me'lah, Tel-har'sha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:

Young's Literal Translation
And these `are' those going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they `are' of Israel:

New English Translation
These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify¹ their family connection² or their ancestry,³ as to whether they really were from Israel):

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