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href="/bsb/ezra/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> now the chief of their fathers, and <i>this is</i> the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the heads of their fathers’ <i>houses,</i> and <i>this is</i> the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers’ <i>households</i> and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers&#8217 households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers’ <i>households</i> and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers’ <i>households</i> and the genealogical records of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are the heads of their fathers’ <i>households</i> and <i>this is</i> the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the family heads and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the family leaders and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Artaxerxes was king of Persia when I led the following chiefs of the family groups from Babylonia to Jerusalem: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These are the leaders of the families and the genealogy of those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This is the list of the heads of the clans who had been in exile in Babylonia and who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem when Artaxerxes was emperor: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the leaders of the families listed among those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the leaders and those enrolled with them by genealogy who were coming up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their ancestral houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artachshasta the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these [are] heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these the heads of their fathers, and the register of them going up with me in the kingdom of Arthasatha from Babel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the chiefs of families, and the genealogy of them, who came up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so these are the leaders of the families, with their genealogy, of those who ascended with me from Babylon, during the reign of king Artaxerxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the heads of the ancestral houses and the genealogies of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are their family heads, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of King Artaxerxes:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THESE are the names of the chiefs of their fathers and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artakhshisht the king:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the names of the Chiefs of their fathers who were reckoned by genealogy, and they went up with me in the kingdom of Artakhshesht, King of Babel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these <i>are</i> the heads of their families, the leaders that went up with me in the reign of Arthasastha the king of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/8-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=1889" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/8.htm">The Exiles who Returned with Ezra</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">are the family</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê (N-mpc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/3187.htm" title="3187: wə·hiṯ·yaḥ·śām (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to sprout; used only as denominative from yachas; to enroll by pedigree.">and genealogical records</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: hā·‘ō·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">of those who returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with me</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: mib·bā·ḇel (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">from Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4438.htm" title="4438: bə·mal·ḵūṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom. Or malkuth; or malkuyah; from malak; a rule; concretely, a dominion.">during the reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of King</a> <a href="/hebrew/783.htm" title="783: ’ar·taḥ·šast (N-proper-ms) -- Or Artachshasht; or by permutation Artachshactu; of foreign origin; Artachshasta, a title of several Persian kings.">Artaxerxes:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6-73</a></span><br />These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, / accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: / the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Nehemiah 2:1-9</a></span><br />Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence, / so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear / and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-18</a></span><br />At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">Nehemiah 12:1-26</a></span><br />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, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">1 Chronicles 9:1-34</a></span><br />So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. / Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-1.htm">1 Chronicles 23:1-32</a></span><br />When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. / Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. / The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">1 Chronicles 24:1-31</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1-32</a></span><br />These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph. / Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, / Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm">2 Chronicles 31:17-19</a></span><br />and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their responsibilities and divisions. / The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters of the whole assembly. For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy. / As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-22.htm">2 Chronicles 36:22-23</a></span><br />In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: / “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Matthew 2:1-12</a></span><br />After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, / asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” / When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-50</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-16.htm">Acts 13:16-41</a></span><br />Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me! / The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land. / He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.</p><p class="hdg">the chief</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Ezra 1:5</a></b></br> Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all <i>them</i> whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which <i>is</i> in Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-34.htm">1 Chronicles 9:34</a></b></br> These chief fathers of the Levites <i>were</i> chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/24-31.htm">1 Chronicles 24:31</a></b></br> These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.</p><p class="hdg">genealogy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Ezra 2:62</a></b></br> These sought their register <i>among</i> those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">1 Chronicles 4:33</a></b></br> And all their villages that <i>were</i> round about the same cities, unto Baal. These <i>were</i> their habitations, and their genealogy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">1 Chronicles 9:1</a></b></br> So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they <i>were</i> written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, <i>who</i> were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.</p><p class="hdg">them that went up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Ezra 7:7,13</a></b></br> And there went up <i>some</i> of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/7-21.htm">Artaxerxes</a> <a href="/ezra/7-21.htm">Ar-Ta-Xerx'es</a> <a href="/ezra/7-16.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezra/7-16.htm">Babylonia</a> <a href="/ezra/7-28.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">Enrollment</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Families</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Family</a> <a href="/ezra/7-27.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Genealogical</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Genealogy</a> <a href="/ezra/4-3.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezra/4-3.htm">Households</a> <a href="/ezra/4-3.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Registered</a> <a href="/ezra/7-1.htm">Reign</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Artaxerxes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Ar-Ta-Xerx'es</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-10.htm">Babylonia</a> <a href="/ezra/8-16.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/luke/2-2.htm">Enrollment</a> <a href="/ezra/8-29.htm">Families</a> <a href="/ezra/8-29.htm">Family</a> <a href="/ezra/8-28.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Genealogical</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Genealogy</a> <a href="/ezra/8-16.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezra/8-29.htm">Households</a> <a href="/ezra/8-29.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Registered</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-22.htm">Reign</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/8-1.htm">The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/8-21.htm">He keeps a fast</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/8-24.htm">He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/8-31.htm">From Ahava they come to Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/8-33.htm">The treasure is weighed in the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/8-36.htm">The commission is delivered</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These are the family heads and genealogical records</b><br>The mention of "family heads" and "genealogical records" underscores the importance of lineage and heritage in Jewish culture. Genealogies were crucial for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and fulfilling covenant promises. This emphasis on lineage is seen throughout the Bible, notably in the genealogies of Jesus in <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a>, which affirm His rightful place in the line of David. The preservation of these records was vital for maintaining the continuity of the Jewish people, especially after the Babylonian exile.<p><b>of those who returned with me from Babylon</b><br>The return from Babylon marks a significant event in Jewish history, known as the Second Exodus. This return was prophesied by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a>) and fulfilled as the exiles were allowed to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. Babylon, a symbol of captivity and exile, contrasts with Jerusalem, the city of God. The return signifies a restoration of worship and covenant relationship with God. Ezra, a scribe and priest, leads this group, emphasizing the importance of spiritual renewal alongside physical restoration.<p><b>during the reign of King Artaxerxes:</b><br>King Artaxerxes I of Persia reigned from 465-424 BC. His reign is significant for the Jewish people as he issued decrees that allowed Ezra and later Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem. This period is marked by Persian influence, yet it also highlights God's sovereignty in using foreign rulers to accomplish His purposes for Israel. Artaxerxes' support for Ezra's mission reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a>, where God uses Cyrus, a Persian king, to initiate the return.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a></b><br>A scribe and priest, Ezra is a central figure in the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem. He is known for his dedication to the Law of Moses and his leadership in restoring the Jewish community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/family_heads.htm">Family Heads</a></b><br>These are the leaders of the various families or clans who accompanied Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. They played a crucial role in organizing and leading their respective groups.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Jewish people after the Babylonian conquest of Judah. It represents a place of captivity and longing for return to the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_artaxerxes.htm">King Artaxerxes</a></b><br>The Persian king during whose reign Ezra led the return of the exiles. His support was instrumental in the restoration efforts in Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_return.htm">The Return</a></b><br>This event marks the second wave of Jewish exiles returning to Jerusalem, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people to their land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Ezra's role as a leader highlights the importance of godly leadership in guiding and organizing God's people. Leaders today are called to be faithful and diligent in their responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_word.htm">Faithfulness to God's Word</a></b><br>Ezra's dedication to the Law of Moses serves as a model for believers to prioritize and uphold Scripture in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a></b><br>The return from exile demonstrates God's control over history and His ability to use even foreign kings to accomplish His purposes. Believers can trust in God's provision and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>The involvement of family heads underscores the importance of community and unity in pursuing God's mission. Believers are encouraged to work together in their faith communities.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">VIII.</span><p>(1-14) A list of the chief names, given by families, of those who accompanied Ezra.<p>(1) <span class= "bld">This is the genealogy.</span>--The names of the heads of houses is followed generally by that of the wider families they belonged to. With this list is to be compared the register of those who went up with Zerubbabel (<a href="/ezra/2-2.htm" title="Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:">Ezra 2:2</a> <span class= "ital">seq.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - On the expression <span class="cmt_word">chief of</span> <span class="cmt_word">the fathers see</span> comment on ch. 2:68. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/8-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֛לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the family</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heads</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and genealogical records</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·yaḥ·śām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3187.htm">Strong's 3187: </a> </span><span class="str2">To enroll oneself or be enrolled by genealogy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those who returned</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with me</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבָּבֶֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">during the reign</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַלְכ֛וּת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mal·ḵūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4438.htm">Strong's 4438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of King</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Artaxerxes:</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·taḥ·šast)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_783.htm">Strong's 783: </a> </span><span class="str2">Artaxerxes -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/8-1.htm">OT History: Ezra 8:1 Now these are the heads of their (Ezr. 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