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Ezra · Chapter 2

וְאֵלֶּה
Soundve·e·le
Rootאלה
Value42

The register of the province: those who came up out of the captivity with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and their companions — family by family, town by town, the men of Bethlehem and Anathoth and Kiriath-arim, priests and Levites, singers of the sons of Asaph, gatekeepers, and Nethinim. Those who could not tell their fathers' houses wait, and priests without their genealogy are barred from the most holy things 'till a priest with Urim and with Thummim stood up.' The whole congregation together: forty-two thousand three hundred sixty, besides servants and singing men and singing women — and at the site of the house, the fathers' heads give freewill offerings after their ability into the treasury of the work.

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1 · · dedicate this verse

וְאֵ֣לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י הַמְּדִינָ֗ה הָֽעֹלִים֙ מִשְּׁבִ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶגְלָ֛ה (נבוכדנצור) נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל לְבָבֶ֑ל וַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּ לִירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה אִ֥ישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ

root אלה · value 42✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root מדינה · value 114✦ dedicate this word
root עלה · value 155✦ dedicate this word
root שבי · value 352✦ dedicate this word
root גולה · value 49✦ dedicate this word
root אשר · value 501✦ dedicate this word
root גלה · value 43✦ dedicate this word
value 428✦ dedicate this word
root נבוכדנאצר · value 422✦ dedicate this word
root מלך · value 124✦ dedicate this word
root בבל · value 64✦ dedicate this word
root שוב · value 330✦ dedicate this word
root ירושלם · value 616✦ dedicate this word
root יהודה · value 36✦ dedicate this word
root איש · value 311✦ dedicate this word
root עיר · value 316✦ dedicate this word

Now these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and that returned to Jerusalem and Judah, every one to his city;

verse value 3965

Insights
Verse structure: 17 words, 88 letters. Notable word values: "and·Judah" (וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה) = 36, double chai. Verse gematria: 3965 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Nebuchadnezzar" (נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר, 8 letters). 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "the·province" (הַמְּדִינָ֗ה), "from·captivity·of" (מִשְּׁבִ֣י), "carried·away" (הֶגְלָ֛ה). 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "king·of·Babylon" (root מלך, 77x in Ezra); "to·Jerusalem" (root ירושלם, 48x in Ezra). First appearance of the root בן ("sons·of") in Ezra. First appearance of the root מדינה ("the·province") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·Babylon', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 5 words.
Rashi
And these are the people of the province These are the Children of Israel who are from the province of the land of Israel, who are now coming up to Jerusalem from the captivity that is in the exile. and they returned And now they returned to Jerusalem. and Judea And the people of Judea returned, each one to his city.
Ibn Ezra
'The children of the province' — this is the province of Babylon.
Metzudat David
The children of the province — The people of the province of the Land of Israel who now went up, out of what had been the captivity of the exile, etc. And returned — Now each one returned to his own city, the one from which he had been exiled.
Malbim
'Now these are the children of the province' - This passage is duplicated in Nehemiah [chapter 7], with many variations. In some of them the number given there is smaller than here - for example, 'the children of Arach': seven hundred here, but there they are counted as six hundred(?); 'the children of Zattu': nine hundred here, but eight hundred there(?). In most of them, however, the number given there is larger - for example, 'the children of Azgad': a thousand here, but two thousand there; 'the children of Adin': four hundred here, but six hundred there; and so on. As it appears, [the list] here speaks of the notable ones who went up from Babylon itself. For in the exile of Jeconiah, [Nebuchadnezzar] exiled the officers and the best of the people, and these he exiled to the royal city, where they were always held in honor; but in the exile of Zedekiah, he exiled people to the province, because they were of lesser standing in his eyes - as it says [Jeremiah 24], 'like the good figs...' and 'the bad figs...' Here it says 'whom Nebuchadnezzar had exiled to Babylon,' while there [in Nehemiah] it simply says 'whom Nebuchadnezzar had exiled,' because here he speaks of those exiled in the exile of Jeconiah, who were exiled to Babylon itself, the royal city, whereas there he speaks of the exile of Zedekiah, who were exiled to the cities of the province. The notable ones spoken of here had Jerusalem as their primary destination, and from there they spread out into Judah, while the lesser ones had Judah itself as their primary destination, to settle there. That is why it says here 'to Jerusalem and Judah' without repeating the prefix of attribution on both, while there it says 'to Jerusalem and to Judah,' with the prefix repeated on both - as I have written in my Sefer HaTorah VeHaMitzvah [on Acharei Mot, on the verse 'and a ram for a burnt offering']: that wherever the first mark of attribution is not repeated, the first item is the primary one, but when it is repeated on both, the two are equal. Here it says 'who came with Zerubbabel...,' while there it adds 'Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani,' who arrived afterward together with additional groups of people - which is why the count there is larger than here. And the few cases where the count here is larger are those who returned from the Land of Israel to Babylon after the building work had been halted, so that their number was reduced in the second count, which was later [see also Ezra 2:64].

Cross-references: Nehemiah 7:6; Nehemiah 12:1

2 · · dedicate this verse

אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ עִם־זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל יֵשׁ֡וּעַ נְ֠חֶמְיָ֠ה שְׂרָיָ֨ה רְֽעֵלָיָ֜ה מׇרְדֳּכַ֥י בִּלְשָׁ֛ן מִסְפָּ֥ר בִּגְוַ֖י רְח֣וּם בַּעֲנָ֑ה מִסְפַּ֕ר אַנְשֵׁ֖י עַ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

root בוא · value 510✦ dedicate this word
root זרבבל · value 351✦ dedicate this word
root ישוע · value 386✦ dedicate this word
root נחמיה · value 113✦ dedicate this word
root שריה · value 515✦ dedicate this word
root רעליה · value 315✦ dedicate this word
root מרדכי · value 274✦ dedicate this word
root בלשן · value 382✦ dedicate this word
root ספר · value 380✦ dedicate this word
root בגוי · value 21✦ dedicate this word
root רחם · value 254✦ dedicate this word
root בענה · value 127✦ dedicate this word
root ספר · value 380✦ dedicate this word
root איש · value 361✦ dedicate this word
root עם · value 110✦ dedicate this word
root ישראל · value 541✦ dedicate this word

who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

verse value 5020

Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 71 letters. The shortest word is "people·of" (עַ֥ם, 2 letters) and the longest is "with·Zerubbabel" (עִם־זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 380: Mispar, number·of. 8 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "that·came" (אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ), "with·Zerubbabel" (עִם־זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל), "Nehemiah" (נְ֠חֶמְיָ֠ה). The root מספר appears 2 times in this verse. 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "people·of" (root עם, 50x in Ezra); "Israel" (root ישראל, 31x in Ezra). First appearance of the root בוא ("that·came") in Ezra. First appearance of the root זרבבל ("with·Zerubbabel") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Baanah', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 4 words.
Rashi
[Those] who came these people of the province, in the beginning, when they went into exile from Israel to Babylon with Zerubbabel etc. Mispar...the number Heb. מִסְפָּר. [This word appears twice in this verse.] In the first one, the “pay” is vowelized with a “kamatz,” and it is the name of a man; in the second, the “pay” is vowelized with a “pattah”, and it is the construct state, [meaning the number of]. the important men of the people of Israel These were the great and important people, and the others followed them. Therefore, they were counted after them separately.
Ibn Ezra
'Who came ... Jeshua' — this is Joshua the High Priest. 'Mordecai, Bilshan' — [Mordecai] is Mordecai the Jew. As for 'Bilshan,' it is possible that this is a different man, and [the text] is missing the conjunctive vav, as in [the list] 'Adam, Seth, Enosh' (1 Chronicles 1:1). 'Mispar' — the second occurrence of this word in the verse is a noun meaning 'number,' while the first is the name of a man.
Ralbag
Jeshua - He is Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Nehemiah - He is Nehemiah the Tirshatha. Mordecai - This is the one who sat in the king's gate in the days of King Ahasuerus. Do not be puzzled as to how he could have left Jerusalem after having entered it: because of the hostile letters that Ahasuerus and the other kings of Persia wrote to halt the work, they needed to go out from there in order to exert every effort toward completing the building, once they had found favor in the eyes of the kings of Persia. The men of the people of Israel - Meaning, the heads of the people of Israel. Now he counted how many went up from each and every place and from each and every family, and he also counted the Nethinim, who were of the Gibeonites, calling them Nethinim because David had assigned them to the service of the house of Hashem, to hew stones and cut wood and the like. And he counted along with them the sons of Solomon's servants, for they too were of the seven [Canaanite] nations, as is mentioned in the Book of Kings (I Kings 9:20; end of the chapter).
Metzudat David
Who came — Now they came to their place together with Zerubbabel, etc. Jeshua — This is Joshua the High Priest. Mordecai Bilshan — This is a single name [i.e., one person], namely the uncle of Queen Esther; he was called Bilshan because he knew seventy languages, so said our Sages. Mispar — The first [occurrence of this word] is the name of a man. The number of the men — This is the count of the notable ones; and so too, wherever 'ish' (man) or 'anshei' (men of) appears in Scripture, it refers to the prominent individuals.
Malbim
'Who came' - to Jerusalem. 'Mordecai Bilshan' - according to the Sages, this is a single name: Mordecai, who knew several languages. But according to some commentators, these are two separate names. And 'Mispar' - the first [i.e., in Ezra] has this name in this form, while in Nehemiah it is 'Mispereth.'
3 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔שׁ אַלְפַּ֕יִם מֵאָ֖ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root פרעש · value 650✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 422✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy-two.

verse value 1747

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 25 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "two·thousand" (אַלְפַּ֕יִם, 5 letters). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seventy" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). First appearance of the root פרעש ("Parosh") in Ezra. First appearance of the root שבע ("seventy") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + פַרְעֹ֔שׁ [Parosh] (650) + אַלְפַּ֕יִם [two·thousand] (161) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + שִׁבְעִ֥ים [seventy] (422) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [and·two] (406) = 1747.
Rashi
The children of Parosh, etc. There are some in the chapter for whom the father’s name is used for the family name [surname] and there are some who are called by the name of their place, i.e., “the children of such-and-such a place.”
Metzudat David
The children of Parosh, etc. — Some [of these families] are listed by the name of their family's ancestor, and some by the name of their city.
4 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root שפטיה · value 404✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 630✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 422✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

verse value 2371

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 25 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Shephatiah" (שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה, 5 letters). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seventy" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). First appearance of the root שפטיה ("Shephatiah") in Ezra. First appearance of the root שלוש ("three") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה [Shephatiah] (404) + שְׁלֹ֥שׁ [three] (630) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + שִׁבְעִ֥ים [seventy] (422) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [and·two] (406) = 2371.
5 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י אָרַ֔ח שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִֽים

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root ארח · value 209✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 372✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 353✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 428✦ dedicate this word

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.

verse value 1871

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 23 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·seventy" (וְשִׁבְעִֽים, 6 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Arah" (אָרַ֔ח), "five" (חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה), "and·seventy" (וְשִׁבְעִֽים). The root שבע appears 2 times in this verse. 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + אָרַ֔ח [Arah] (209) + שְׁבַ֥ע [seven] (372) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה [five] (353) + וְשִׁבְעִֽים [and·seventy] (428) = 1871.
6 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵֽי־פַחַ֥ת מוֹאָ֛ב לִבְנֵ֥י יֵשׁ֖וּעַ יוֹאָ֑ב אַלְפַּ֕יִם שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר

root פחה · value 550✦ dedicate this word
root מואב · value 49✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 92✦ dedicate this word
root ישוע · value 386✦ dedicate this word
root יואב · value 19✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root שמנה · value 395✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word
root עשר · value 570✦ dedicate this word

The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

verse value 3075

Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 43 letters. The shortest word is "ten" (עָשָֽׂר, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Pahath" (בְּנֵֽי־פַחַ֥ת, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Pahath" (בְּנֵֽי־פַחַ֥ת). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "of·sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra). First appearance of the root פחה ("sons·of·Pahath") in Ezra. First appearance of the root מואב ("Moab") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Joab', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 5 words. Full calculation: בְּנֵֽי־פַחַ֥ת [sons·of·Pahath] (550) + מוֹאָ֛ב [Moab] (49) + לִבְנֵ֥י [of·sons·of] (92) + יֵשׁ֖וּעַ [Jeshua] (386) + יוֹאָ֑ב [Joab] (19) + אַלְפַּ֕יִם [two·thousand] (161) + שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה [eight] (395) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + וּשְׁנֵ֥ים [and·two] (406) + עָשָֽׂר [ten] (570) = 3075.
Ibn Ezra
'Pahath-moab' — he is the forebear of Jeshua and Joab, descendants born from those named. But it is also possible that Jeshua and Joab preceded Pahath-moab.
Metzudat David
Pahath-moab — [Meaning] the governor over Moab. Of the children of Jeshua and Joab — That is, of the children of Jeshua and of the children of Joab, who were descendants of Pahath-moab; their number was two thousand, etc.
Malbim
The questions (6-35): This passage is duplicated in Nehemiah (chapter 7), and there many variations occur, with different numbers - in some cases the number there is larger, and in some it is smaller than here. 'The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua' - Pahath-moab was the head of the family, and from his two sons, Jeshua and Joab, [descendants] came to the Land of Israel; likewise in verses 16, 36, and 40. This is borne out by what is stated in verse 40, 'the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the house of Hodaviah,' which is the very same as what is stated (Ezra 3:9), 'Jeshua and his sons, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah.'
7 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י עֵילָ֔ם אֶ֕לֶף מָאתַ֖יִם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root עילם · value 150✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 111✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 284✦ dedicate this word

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.

verse value 1496

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 26 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·four" (וְאַרְבָּעָֽה, 6 letters). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "two·hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). First appearance of the root עילם ("Elam") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + עֵילָ֔ם [Elam] (150) + אֶ֕לֶף [thousand] (111) + מָאתַ֖יִם [two·hundred] (491) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וְאַרְבָּעָֽה [and·four] (284) = 1496.
8 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י זַתּ֔וּא תְּשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root זתוא · value 414✦ dedicate this word
root תשע · value 770✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 329✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 359✦ dedicate this word

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

verse value 2381

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 26 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·forty" (וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים, 7 letters). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "and·five" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + זַתּ֔וּא [Zattu] (414) + תְּשַׁ֥ע [nine] (770) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים [and·forty] (329) + וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה [and·five] (359) = 2381.
9 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י זַכָּ֔י שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְשִׁשִּֽׁים

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root זכי · value 37✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 372✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root ששים · value 656✦ dedicate this word

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

verse value 1574

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 18 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·sixty" (וְשִׁשִּֽׁים, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Zaccai" (זַכָּ֔י). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). First appearance of the root ששים ("and·sixty") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + זַכָּ֔י [Zaccai] (37) + שְׁבַ֥ע [seven] (372) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + וְשִׁשִּֽׁים [and·sixty] (656) = 1574.
Ibn Ezra
'Zaccai' — [there is a difference between] the written form and the read form; he was called by two forms [of his name]. Similarly, 'the children of Ater, of Hezekiah' [Ezra 2:16] — [these] were born to Hezekiah, with Ater simply being their forebear; or, [alternatively,] Hezekiah is the forebear and Ater his son — and this [latter view] is correct.
10 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔י שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root בני · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 600✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 323✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.

verse value 1900

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 23 letters. Verse gematria: 1900 is divisible by 50, the years to the Jubilee (yovel). The shortest word is "six" (שֵׁ֥שׁ, 2 letters) and the longest is "forty" (אַרְבָּעִ֥ים, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 62: sons·of, Bani. 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra). First appearance of the root בני ("Bani") in Ezra. First appearance of the root שש ("six") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + בָנִ֔י [Bani] (62) + שֵׁ֥שׁ [six] (600) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + אַרְבָּעִ֥ים [forty] (323) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [two] (406) = 1900.
11 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י בֵבָ֔י שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root בבי · value 14✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 600✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 641✦ dedicate this word

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

verse value 2384

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 22 letters. The shortest word is "six" (שֵׁ֥שׁ, 2 letters) and the longest is "twenty" (עֶשְׂרִ֥ים, 5 letters). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "three" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). First appearance of the root בבי ("Bebai") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + בֵבָ֔י [Bebai] (14) + שֵׁ֥שׁ [six] (600) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה [three] (641) = 2384.
12 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י עַזְגָּ֔ד אֶ֕לֶף מָאתַ֖יִם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root עזגד · value 84✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 111✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty-two.

verse value 1774

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 25 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "two·hundred" (מָאתַ֖יִם, 5 letters). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "two·hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "twenty" (root עשרים, 20x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + עַזְגָּ֔ד [Azgad] (84) + אֶ֕לֶף [thousand] (111) + מָאתַ֖יִם [two·hundred] (491) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [two] (406) = 1774.
13 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי֙ אֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וְשִׁשָּֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root אדניקם · value 205✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 600✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root ששים · value 650✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 611✦ dedicate this word

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

verse value 2575

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 23 letters. The shortest word is "six" (שֵׁ֥שׁ, 2 letters) and the longest is "Adonikam" (אֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם, 6 letters). The root שש appears 2 times in this verse. 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי֙ [sons·of] (62) + אֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם [Adonikam] (205) + שֵׁ֥שׁ [six] (600) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + שִׁשִּׁ֥ים [sixty] (650) + וְשִׁשָּֽׁה [six] (611) = 2575.
14 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י בִגְוָ֔י אַלְפַּ֖יִם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְשִׁשָּֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root בגוי · value 21✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 611✦ dedicate this word

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

verse value 1253

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 21 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "thousand" (אַלְפַּ֖יִם, 5 letters). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + בִגְוָ֔י [Bigvai] (21) + אַלְפַּ֖יִם [thousand] (161) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וְשִׁשָּֽׁה [six] (611) = 1253.
15 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י עָדִ֔ין אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root עדין · value 134✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 273✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 284✦ dedicate this word

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

verse value 1598

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 26 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "four" (וְאַרְבָּעָֽה, 6 letters). The root ארבע appears 2 times in this verse. 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + עָדִ֔ין [Adin] (134) + אַרְבַּ֥ע [four] (273) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וְאַרְבָּעָֽה [four] (284) = 1598.
16 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵֽי־אָטֵ֥ר לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖ה תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה

root אטר · value 272✦ dedicate this word
root יחזקיה · value 170✦ dedicate this word
root תשע · value 820✦ dedicate this word
root שמנה · value 401✦ dedicate this word

The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

verse value 1663

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 23 letters. The shortest word is "ninety" (תִּשְׁעִ֥ים, 5 letters) and the longest is "of·Hezekiah" (לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖ה, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "of·Hezekiah" (לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖ה). 4 unique roots are used. Full calculation: בְּנֵֽי־אָטֵ֥ר [sons·of·Ater] (272) + לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖ה [of·Hezekiah] (170) + תִּשְׁעִ֥ים [ninety] (820) + וּשְׁמֹנָֽה [eight] (401) = 1663.
Metzudat David
The children of Ater, of Hezekiah — He added this note about Ater to indicate that he was descended from Hezekiah; or, alternatively, that he is counted together with the sons of Hezekiah.
17 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י בֵצָ֔י שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root בצי · value 102✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 630✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 641✦ dedicate this word

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

verse value 2502

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 23 letters. Verse gematria: 2502 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "twenty" (עֶשְׂרִ֥ים, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Bezai" (בֵצָ֔י). The root שלוש appears 2 times in this verse. 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "three" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + בֵצָ֔י [Bezai] (102) + שְׁלֹ֥שׁ [three] (630) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה [three] (641) = 2502.
18 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י יוֹרָ֔ה מֵאָ֖ה וּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root יורה · value 221✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word
root עשר · value 570✦ dedicate this word

The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.

verse value 1305

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 18 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "two" (וּשְׁנֵ֥ים, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Jorah" (יוֹרָ֔ה). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + יוֹרָ֔ה [Jorah] (221) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + וּשְׁנֵ֥ים [two] (406) + עָשָֽׂר [ten] (570) = 1305.
19 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י חָשֻׁ֔ם מָאתַ֖יִם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חשם · value 348✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 641✦ dedicate this word

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

verse value 2162

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 21 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "two·hundred" (מָאתַ֖יִם, 5 letters). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "two·hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "three" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + חָשֻׁ֔ם [Hashum] (348) + מָאתַ֖יִם [two·hundred] (491) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה [three] (641) = 2162.
20 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֥י גִבָּ֖ר תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root גבר · value 205✦ dedicate this word
root תשע · value 820✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 359✦ dedicate this word

The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

verse value 1446

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 16 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "ninety" (תִּשְׁעִ֥ים, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Gibbar" (גִבָּ֖ר). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "five" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). First appearance of the root גבר ("Gibbar") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + גִבָּ֖ר [Gibbar] (205) + תִּשְׁעִ֥ים [ninety] (820) + וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה [five] (359) = 1446.
21 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י בֵֽית־לָ֔חֶם מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root בית · value 490✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 641✦ dedicate this word

The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty-three.

verse value 1859

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 22 letters. Verse gematria: 1859 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Beth-lehem" (בֵֽית־לָ֔חֶם, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Beth-lehem" (בֵֽית־לָ֔חֶם). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "Beth-lehem" (root בית, 64x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + בֵֽית־לָ֔חֶם [Beth-lehem] (490) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה [three] (641) = 1859.
Malbim
'The children of Beth-lehem' - Those who all belonged to a single family, even though they lived in several towns, are grouped together and counted under the name of the head of the family. But where they were not grouped by family, they are counted instead under the name of the town where they had first lived.
22 · · dedicate this verse

אַנְשֵׁ֥י נְטֹפָ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְשִׁשָּֽׁה

root איש · value 361✦ dedicate this word
root נטפה · value 144✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 611✦ dedicate this word

The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

verse value 1514

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 17 letters. The shortest word is "men·of" (אַנְשֵׁ֥י, 4 letters) and the longest is "fifty" (חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Netophah" (נְטֹפָ֖ה). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: אַנְשֵׁ֥י [men·of] (361) + נְטֹפָ֖ה [Netophah] (144) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וְשִׁשָּֽׁה [six] (611) = 1514.
23 · · dedicate this verse

אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָת֔וֹת מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה

root איש · value 361✦ dedicate this word
root ענתות · value 926✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שמנה · value 401✦ dedicate this word

The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.

verse value 2354

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 22 letters. The shortest word is "hundred" (מֵאָ֖ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "Anathoth" (עֲנָת֔וֹת, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Anathoth" (עֲנָת֔וֹת). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "twenty" (root עשרים, 20x in Ezra). Full calculation: אַנְשֵׁ֣י [men·of] (361) + עֲנָת֔וֹת [Anathoth] (926) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁמֹנָֽה [eight] (401) = 2354.
Ibn Ezra
'The men of Anathoth' — concerning them it is written: 'Thus says Hashem concerning the men of Anathoth: the young men shall die by the sword, their sons and daughters shall die by famine, and there shall be no remnant for them, for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their reckoning' (Jeremiah 11:21-23). Yet from tradition we know that they repented and returned to God before the day of reckoning, and the decree was annulled from upon them, and a hundred twenty-eight of them remained.
Malbim
'The men of Anathoth' - see what is stated [about this] in Jeremiah (16:3).
24 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֥י עַזְמָ֖וֶת אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root עזמות · value 523✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 323✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

verse value 1314

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 19 letters. Verse gematria: 1314 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "forty" (אַרְבָּעִ֥ים, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Azmaveth" (עַזְמָ֖וֶת). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + עַזְמָ֖וֶת [Azmaveth] (523) + אַרְבָּעִ֥ים [forty] (323) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [two] (406) = 1314.
25 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֨י קִרְיַ֤ת עָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root קריה · value 710✦ dedicate this word
root עיר · value 320✦ dedicate this word
root כפירה · value 315✦ dedicate this word
root בארות · value 615✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 372✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 329✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 641✦ dedicate this word

The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.

verse value 3811

Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 41 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֨י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·forty" (וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים, 7 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "city" (קִרְיַ֤ת), "Arim" (עָרִים֙), "Chephirah" (כְּפִירָ֣ה). 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). First appearance of the root קריה ("city") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֨י [sons·of] (62) + קִרְיַ֤ת [city] (710) + עָרִים֙ [Arim] (320) + כְּפִירָ֣ה [Chephirah] (315) + וּבְאֵר֔וֹת [and·Beeroth] (615) + שְׁבַ֥ע [seven] (372) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים [and·forty] (329) + וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה [three] (641) = 3811.
Ibn Ezra
'Kiriath-arim' — this is [the same as] Ye'arim. And the meaning is likewise: 'the children of Kiriath-yearim, the children of Chephirah, the children of Beeroth' — such-and-such [a number for each].
Metzudat David
Kiriath-arim — This is Kiriath-jearim, mentioned in the book of Joshua. Seven hundred — That is, the people of all three places [Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth] together numbered seven hundred, etc.

Cross-references: Joshua 18:28

26 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֤י הָרָמָה֙ וָגָ֔בַע שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאֶחָֽד

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root רום · value 250✦ dedicate this word
root גבע · value 81✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 600✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root אחד · value 19✦ dedicate this word

The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

verse value 2079

Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 26 letters. The shortest word is "six" (שֵׁ֥שׁ, 2 letters) and the longest is "twenty" (עֶשְׂרִ֥ים, 5 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "the·Ramah" (הָרָמָה֙), "and·Geba" (וָגָ֔בַע), "one" (וְאֶחָֽד). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "twenty" (root עשרים, 20x in Ezra). First appearance of the root רום ("the·Ramah") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֤י [sons·of] (62) + הָרָמָה֙ [the·Ramah] (250) + וָגָ֔בַע [and·Geba] (81) + שֵׁ֥שׁ [six] (600) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וְאֶחָֽד [one] (19) = 2079.
Ibn Ezra
'The children of Ramah' [and] 'Geba' — meaning: such-and-such [a number for each].
27 · · dedicate this verse

אַנְשֵׁ֣י מִכְמָ֔ס מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root איש · value 361✦ dedicate this word
root מכמס · value 160✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty-two.

verse value 1593

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 21 letters. The shortest word is "hundred" (מֵאָ֖ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "twenty" (עֶשְׂרִ֥ים, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Michmas" (מִכְמָ֔ס). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "twenty" (root עשרים, 20x in Ezra). Full calculation: אַנְשֵׁ֣י [men·of] (361) + מִכְמָ֔ס [Michmas] (160) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [two] (406) = 1593.
28 · · dedicate this verse

אַנְשֵׁ֤י בֵֽית־אֵל֙ וְהָעָ֔י מָאתַ֖יִם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

root איש · value 361✦ dedicate this word
root בית · value 443✦ dedicate this word
root עי · value 91✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 641✦ dedicate this word

The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

verse value 2647

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 28 letters. The shortest word is "men·of" (אַנְשֵׁ֤י, 4 letters) and the longest is "Beth-el" (בֵֽית־אֵל֙, 5 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Beth-el" (בֵֽית־אֵל֙), "and·the·Ai" (וְהָעָ֔י). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Beth-el" (root בית, 64x in Ezra); "two·hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "three" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). Full calculation: אַנְשֵׁ֤י [men·of] (361) + בֵֽית־אֵל֙ [Beth-el] (443) + וְהָעָ֔י [and·the·Ai] (91) + מָאתַ֖יִם [two·hundred] (491) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה [three] (641) = 2647.
29 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֥י נְב֖וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root נבו · value 58✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The children of Nebo, fifty-two.

verse value 924

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 16 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "fifty" (חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים, 5 letters). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + נְב֖וֹ [Nebo] (58) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [two] (406) = 924.
Ibn Ezra
'Nebo' — a man's name, as are 'Magbish,' 'Eilam,' and 'Harim.' It is also possible that it should be read together as 'Nebo and Baal-meon' (cf. Numbers 32:38); and likewise, in 'Lod, Hadid, and Ono' the conjunctive vav is missing between 'Lod' and 'Hadid,' and so it reads 'Lod Hadid' joined [without it] — from these three [places] came 'the children of Jericho,' [Jericho] being the well-known [place].
30 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י מַגְבִּ֔ישׁ מֵאָ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְשִׁשָּֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root מגביש · value 355✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 611✦ dedicate this word

The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty-six.

verse value 1472

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 20 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Magbish" (מַגְבִּ֔ישׁ, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Magbish" (מַגְבִּ֔ישׁ). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + מַגְבִּ֔ישׁ [Magbish] (355) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וְשִׁשָּֽׁה [six] (611) = 1472.
31 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי֙ עֵילָ֣ם אַחֵ֔ר אֶ֕לֶף מָאתַ֖יִם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root עילם · value 150✦ dedicate this word
root אחר · value 209✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 111✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 284✦ dedicate this word

The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.

verse value 1705

Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 29 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵי֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "four" (וְאַרְבָּעָֽה, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "another" (אַחֵ֔ר). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "two·hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי֙ [sons·of] (62) + עֵילָ֣ם [Elam] (150) + אַחֵ֔ר [another] (209) + אֶ֕לֶף [thousand] (111) + מָאתַ֖יִם [two·hundred] (491) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וְאַרְבָּעָֽה [four] (284) = 1705.
Metzudat David
The other Elam — Since he had already counted the children of Elam earlier, and their number came out the same as this one, he specifies that this is a different Elam; the two families simply had equal numbers of people.
Malbim
'The children of the other Elam' - [The text] already counted 'the children of Elam' [in verse 7]; this one, however, was a different man, and it happened that the number of members of his family came out equal to [the number in] the family of the first Elam.
32 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י חָרִ֔ם שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִֽים

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חרם · value 248✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 630✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 626✦ dedicate this word

The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

verse value 2013

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 19 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "twenty" (וְעֶשְׂרִֽים, 6 letters). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "three" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). First appearance of the root חרם ("Harim") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + חָרִ֔ם [Harim] (248) + שְׁלֹ֥שׁ [three] (630) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + וְעֶשְׂרִֽים [twenty] (626) = 2013.
Ibn Ezra
'Harim' — this is one and the same [as already mentioned].
33 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־לֹד֙ חָדִ֣יד וְאוֹנ֔וֹ שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה

root בן · value 96✦ dedicate this word
root חדיד · value 26✦ dedicate this word
root אונו · value 69✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 372✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 359✦ dedicate this word

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.

verse value 1989

Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 31 letters. Notable word values: "Hadid" (חָדִ֣יד) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. Verse gematria: 1989 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "seven" (שְׁבַ֥ע, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Lod" (בְּנֵי־לֹד֙, 5 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Lod" (בְּנֵי־לֹד֙), "Hadid" (חָדִ֣יד), "and·Ono" (וְאוֹנ֔וֹ). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Lod" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־לֹד֙ [sons·of·Lod] (96) + חָדִ֣יד [Hadid] (26) + וְאוֹנ֔וֹ [and·Ono] (69) + שְׁבַ֥ע [seven] (372) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה [five] (359) = 1989.
34 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י יְרֵח֔וֹ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root ירחו · value 224✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 630✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 323✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 359✦ dedicate this word

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

verse value 2045

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 25 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "forty" (אַרְבָּעִ֥ים, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Jericho" (יְרֵח֔וֹ). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "three" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + יְרֵח֔וֹ [Jericho] (224) + שְׁלֹ֥שׁ [three] (630) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + אַרְבָּעִ֥ים [forty] (323) + וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה [five] (359) = 2045.
35 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י סְנָאָ֔ה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root סנאה · value 116✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 1030✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 606✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root שלש · value 686✦ dedicate this word

The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

verse value 3108

Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 29 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "thirty" (וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים, 6 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Senaah" (סְנָאָ֔ה), "three" (שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת), "six" (וְשֵׁ֥שׁ). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "three" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + סְנָאָ֔ה [Senaah] (116) + שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת [three] (1030) + אֲלָפִ֔ים [thousand] (161) + וְשֵׁ֥שׁ [six] (606) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים [thirty] (686) = 3108.
36 · · dedicate this verse

הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים בְּנֵ֤י יְדַֽעְיָה֙ לְבֵ֣ית יֵשׁ֔וּעַ תְּשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

root כהן · value 130✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root ידעיה · value 99✦ dedicate this word
root בית · value 442✦ dedicate this word
root ישוע · value 386✦ dedicate this word
root תשע · value 770✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 422✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 641✦ dedicate this word

The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

verse value 3399

Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 39 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֤י, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·priests" (הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Jedaiah" (יְדַֽעְיָה֙). 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "of·house·of" (root בית, 64x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·priests', dividing the verse into phrases of 1 and 8 words. Full calculation: הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים [the·priests] (130) + בְּנֵ֤י [sons·of] (62) + יְדַֽעְיָה֙ [Jedaiah] (99) + לְבֵ֣ית [of·house·of] (442) + יֵשׁ֔וּעַ [Jeshua] (386) + תְּשַׁ֥ע [nine] (770) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + שִׁבְעִ֥ים [seventy] (422) + וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה [and·three] (641) = 3399.
Rashi
The priests: the children of Jedaiah Until here, he counted the children of Judah and Benjamin, and from now on he counts the priests and the Levites, as he says above (1:5): “So the heads of the families of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites arose....”
Metzudat David
The priests — That is to say, this is the count of the priests [as distinct from the Israelites listed above]. The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua — He added this note about Jedaiah to indicate that he was connected to the house of Jeshua and descended from him.
Malbim
'The priests' - After counting the [ordinary] children of Israel, he counts the priests and the Levites; and among the Levites he counts the singers and the gatekeepers; and after that he counts the Nethinim, who were servants of the priests.
37 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י אִמֵּ֔ר אֶ֖לֶף חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root אמר · value 241✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 111✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

The children of Immer, a thousand fifty-two.

verse value 1218

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 19 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "fifty" (חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים, 5 letters). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "Immer" (root אמר, 26x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + אִמֵּ֔ר [Immer] (241) + אֶ֖לֶף [thousand] (111) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [and·two] (406) = 1218.
38 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י פַשְׁח֔וּר אֶ֕לֶף מָאתַ֖יִם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root פשחור · value 594✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 111✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 323✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 383✦ dedicate this word

The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.

verse value 1964

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 27 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "forty" (אַרְבָּעִ֥ים, 6 letters). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "two·hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "and·seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + פַשְׁח֔וּר [Pashhur] (594) + אֶ֕לֶף [thousand] (111) + מָאתַ֖יִם [two·hundred] (491) + אַרְבָּעִ֥ים [forty] (323) + וְשִׁבְעָֽה [and·seven] (383) = 1964.
39 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י חָרִ֔ם אֶ֖לֶף וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חרם · value 248✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 111✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 383✦ dedicate this word
root עשר · value 570✦ dedicate this word

The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

verse value 1374

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 17 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·seven" (וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה, 5 letters). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "and·seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + חָרִ֔ם [Harim] (248) + אֶ֖לֶף [thousand] (111) + וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה [and·seven] (383) + עָשָֽׂר [ten] (570) = 1374.
Metzudat David
The children of Harim — This is not the same Harim mentioned above; or perhaps, above he counted the Israelites descended from Harim, while here he counts the priests descended from Harim.
40 · · dedicate this verse

הַלְוִיִּ֑ם בְּנֵי־יֵשׁ֧וּעַ וְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל לִבְנֵ֥י הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה

root לוי · value 91✦ dedicate this word
root ישוע · value 448✦ dedicate this word
root קדמיאל · value 191✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 92✦ dedicate this word
root הודויה · value 36✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 422✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 284✦ dedicate this word

The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

verse value 1564

Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 40 letters. Notable word values: "Hodaviah" (הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "of·sons·of" (לִבְנֵ֥י, 4 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Jeshua" (בְּנֵי־יֵשׁ֧וּעַ, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Jeshua" (בְּנֵי־יֵשׁ֧וּעַ), "and·Kadmiel" (וְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל), "Hodaviah" (הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "of·sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "the·Levites" (root לוי, 23x in Ezra); "seventy" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·Levites', dividing the verse into phrases of 1 and 6 words. Full calculation: הַלְוִיִּ֑ם [the·Levites] (91) + בְּנֵי־יֵשׁ֧וּעַ [sons·of·Jeshua] (448) + וְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל [and·Kadmiel] (191) + לִבְנֵ֥י [of·sons·of] (92) + הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה [Hodaviah] (36) + שִׁבְעִ֥ים [seventy] (422) + וְאַרְבָּעָֽה [and·four] (284) = 1564.
Ibn Ezra
'The children of Jeshua and Kadmiel' — they were descendants of the children of Hodaviah, for the true operative subject [of the phrase] is the one named last, as I have said.
Metzudat David
Of the children of Hodaviah — He added this note about Jeshua and Kadmiel to indicate that they were descendants of Hodaviah.
41 · · dedicate this verse

הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֔ף מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה

root שיר · value 795✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root אסף · value 141✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 620✦ dedicate this word
root שמנה · value 401✦ dedicate this word

The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty-eight.

verse value 2065

Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 26 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·singers" (הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים, 7 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "the·singers" (הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים), "Asaph" (אָסָ֔ף). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "twenty" (root עשרים, 20x in Ezra). First appearance of the root שיר ("the·singers") in Ezra. First appearance of the root אסף ("Asaph") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·singers', dividing the verse into phrases of 1 and 5 words. Full calculation: הַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים [the·singers] (795) + בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + אָסָ֔ף [Asaph] (141) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וּשְׁמֹנָֽה [and·eight] (401) = 2065.
Rashi
The singers The Levites who were singers, and likewise, the gatekeepers are Levites who were gatekeepers of the gates of the Temple.
42 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֣י הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים בְּנֵי־שַׁלּ֤וּם בְּנֵֽי־אָטֵר֙ בְּנֵי־טַלְמֹ֣ן בְּנֵי־עַקּ֔וּב בְּנֵ֥י חֲטִיטָ֖א בְּנֵ֣י שֹׁבָ֑י הַכֹּ֕ל מֵאָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְתִשְׁעָֽה

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root שער · value 625✦ dedicate this word
root שלום · value 438✦ dedicate this word
root אטר · value 272✦ dedicate this word
root טלמון · value 191✦ dedicate this word
root עקב · value 240✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חטיטא · value 37✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root שבי · value 312✦ dedicate this word
root כל · value 55✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word
root שלש · value 680✦ dedicate this word
root תשע · value 781✦ dedicate this word

The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty-nine.

verse value 3863

Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 66 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Shallum" (בְּנֵי־שַׁלּ֤וּם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 62: sons·of, sons·of, sons·of. 7 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "the·porters" (הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים), "sons·of·Shallum" (בְּנֵי־שַׁלּ֤וּם), "sons·of·Talmon" (בְּנֵי־טַלְמֹ֣ן). The root בן appears 3 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "the·whole" (root כל, 33x in Ezra). First appearance of the root שער ("the·porters") in Ezra. First appearance of the root שלום ("sons·of·Shallum") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Shobai', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 4 words. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים [the·porters] (625) + בְּנֵי־שַׁלּ֤וּם [sons·of·Shallum] (438) + בְּנֵֽי־אָטֵר֙ [sons·of·Ater] (272) + בְּנֵי־טַלְמֹ֣ן [sons·of·Talmon] (191) + בְּנֵי־עַקּ֔וּב [sons·of·Akkub] (240) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + חֲטִיטָ֖א [Hatita] (37) + בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + שֹׁבָ֑י [Shobai] (312) + הַכֹּ֕ל [the·whole] (55) + מֵאָ֖ה [hundred] (46) + שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים [thirty] (680) + וְתִשְׁעָֽה [and·nine] (781) = 3863.
Ibn Ezra
'The children of the porters' — the keepers of the gates; these are the children of Asaph.
Metzudat David
The porters — Who used to guard the gates of the Temple before they were exiled; they were the children of Shallum, and so on.
43 · · dedicate this verse

הַנְּתִינִ֑ים בְּנֵי־צִיחָ֥א בְנֵי־חֲשׂוּפָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י טַבָּעֽוֹת

root נתן · value 565✦ dedicate this word
root ציחא · value 171✦ dedicate this word
root חשופא · value 457✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root טבעת · value 487✦ dedicate this word

The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth;

verse value 1742

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 30 letters. Verse gematria: 1742 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Hasupha" (בְנֵי־חֲשׂוּפָ֖א, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Ziha" (בְּנֵי־צִיחָ֥א), "sons·of·Hasupha" (בְנֵי־חֲשׂוּפָ֖א), "Tabbaoth" (טַבָּעֽוֹת). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). First appearance of the root נתין ("the·Nethinim") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·Nethinim', dividing the verse into phrases of 1 and 4 words. Full calculation: הַנְּתִינִ֑ים [the·Nethinim] (565) + בְּנֵי־צִיחָ֥א [sons·of·Ziha] (171) + בְנֵי־חֲשׂוּפָ֖א [sons·of·Hasupha] (457) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + טַבָּעֽוֹת [Tabbaoth] (487) = 1742.
Rashi
The Nethinim Now he counts those Nethinim who were woodcutters and water-drawers for the congregation, and from there they derived their livelihood.
Ibn Ezra
'The Nethinim' — these are the chiefs of Gibeon and its dependent towns, whom Joshua assigned to the house of his God, and therefore they were called 'Nethinim' [the given ones] — even though it is later said [of the Nethinim]: 'and some of the Nethinim, whom David and the officers had given for the service of the Levites' (Ezra 8:20), for the reason [behind the name] remains the act of giving; or, [alternatively,] they were called 'Nethinim' from that day onward, whereas before they had been called 'Gibeonites.'
Metzudat David
The Nethinim — These are the Gibeonites, called Nethinim ['given ones'] because it is said of them, 'and Joshua made them hewers of wood,' etc. (Joshua 9:27).
44 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־קֵרֹ֥ס בְּֽנֵי־סִֽיעֲהָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י פָדֽוֹן

root קרס · value 422✦ dedicate this word
root סיעא · value 208✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root פדון · value 140✦ dedicate this word

the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon;

verse value 832

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 21 letters. Verse gematria: 832 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Siaha" (בְּֽנֵי־סִֽיעֲהָ֖א, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Keros" (בְּנֵי־קֵרֹ֥ס), "sons·of·Siaha" (בְּֽנֵי־סִֽיעֲהָ֖א), "Padon" (פָדֽוֹן). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־קֵרֹ֥ס [sons·of·Keros] (422) + בְּֽנֵי־סִֽיעֲהָ֖א [sons·of·Siaha] (208) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + פָדֽוֹן [Padon] (140) = 832.
45 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־לְבָנָ֥ה בְנֵי־חֲגָבָ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י עַקּֽוּב

root לבנה · value 149✦ dedicate this word
root חגבה · value 80✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root עקב · value 178✦ dedicate this word

the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub;

verse value 469

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 21 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Lebanah" (בְּנֵי־לְבָנָ֥ה, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Lebanah" (בְּנֵי־לְבָנָ֥ה), "sons·of·Hagabah" (בְנֵי־חֲגָבָ֖ה), "Akkub" (עַקּֽוּב). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־לְבָנָ֥ה [sons·of·Lebanah] (149) + בְנֵי־חֲגָבָ֖ה [sons·of·Hagabah] (80) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + עַקּֽוּב [Akkub] (178) = 469.
46 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־חָגָ֥ב בְּנֵי־שַׁלְמַ֖י (שמלי) בְּנֵ֥י חָנָֽן

root חגב · value 75✦ dedicate this word
root שלם · value 442✦ dedicate this word
value 380✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חנן · value 108✦ dedicate this word

the children of Hagab, the children of Salmai, the children of Hanan;

verse value 1067

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 23 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Salmai" (בְּנֵי־שַׁלְמַ֖י, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Hagab" (בְּנֵי־חָגָ֥ב), "sons·of·Salmai" (בְּנֵי־שַׁלְמַ֖י), "Hanan" (חָנָֽן). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). First appearance of the root שלם ("sons·of·Salmai") in Ezra.
Ibn Ezra
'Shamlai' — this is the written form, while 'Shalmai' is the read form, for he was called by two names.
47 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־גִדֵּ֥ל בְּנֵי־גַ֖חַר בְּנֵ֥י רְאָיָֽה

root גדל · value 99✦ dedicate this word
root גחר · value 273✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root ראה · value 216✦ dedicate this word

the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah;

verse value 650

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 19 letters. Verse gematria: 650 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Giddel" (בְּנֵי־גִדֵּ֥ל, 6 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Giddel" (בְּנֵי־גִדֵּ֥ל), "sons·of·Gahar" (בְּנֵי־גַ֖חַר), "Reaiah" (רְאָיָֽה). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). First appearance of the root גדל ("sons·of·Giddel") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵי־גִדֵּ֥ל [sons·of·Giddel] (99) + בְּנֵי־גַ֖חַר [sons·of·Gahar] (273) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + רְאָיָֽה [Reaiah] (216) = 650.
48 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־רְצִ֥ין בְּנֵי־נְקוֹדָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י גַזָּֽם

root רצין · value 412✦ dedicate this word
root נקודא · value 223✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root גזם · value 50✦ dedicate this word

the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam;

verse value 747

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 21 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Nekoda" (בְּנֵי־נְקוֹדָ֖א, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Rezin" (בְּנֵי־רְצִ֥ין), "sons·of·Nekoda" (בְּנֵי־נְקוֹדָ֖א), "Gazzam" (גַזָּֽם). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־רְצִ֥ין [sons·of·Rezin] (412) + בְּנֵי־נְקוֹדָ֖א [sons·of·Nekoda] (223) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + גַזָּֽם [Gazzam] (50) = 747.
49 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־עֻזָּ֥א בְנֵי־פָסֵ֖חַ בְּנֵ֥י בֵסָֽי

root עזא · value 140✦ dedicate this word
root פסח · value 210✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root בסי · value 72✦ dedicate this word

the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai;

verse value 484

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 18 letters. Verse gematria: 484 = 22². The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Uzza" (בְּנֵי־עֻזָּ֥א, 6 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Uzza" (בְּנֵי־עֻזָּ֥א), "sons·of·Paseah" (בְנֵי־פָסֵ֖חַ), "Besai" (בֵסָֽי). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). First appearance of the root פסח ("sons·of·Paseah") in Ezra. Full calculation: בְּנֵי־עֻזָּ֥א [sons·of·Uzza] (140) + בְנֵי־פָסֵ֖חַ [sons·of·Paseah] (210) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + בֵסָֽי [Besai] (72) = 484.
50 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־אַסְנָ֥ה בְנֵי־מְעוּנִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י (נפיסים) נְפוּסִֽים

root אסנה · value 178✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 278✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
value 250✦ dedicate this word
root נפוסים · value 246✦ dedicate this word

the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephusim;

verse value 1014

Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 31 letters. Verse gematria: 1014 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Meunim" (בְנֵי־מְעוּנִ֖ים, 9 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Asnah" (בְּנֵי־אַסְנָ֥ה), "sons·of·Meunim" (בְנֵי־מְעוּנִ֖ים), "Nephusim" (נְפוּסִֽים). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 3 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Meunim" (root בן, 167x in Ezra).
Ibn Ezra
'Meunim and Nephusim' — these are names of individuals.
51 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־בַקְבּ֥וּק בְּנֵי־חֲקוּפָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י חַרְחֽוּר

root בן · value 272✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 257✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חרחור · value 422✦ dedicate this word

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur;

verse value 1013

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 24 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Bakbuk" (בְּנֵי־בַקְבּ֥וּק, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Bakbuk" (בְּנֵי־בַקְבּ֥וּק), "sons·of·Hakupha" (בְּנֵי־חֲקוּפָ֖א), "Harhur" (חַרְחֽוּר). The root בן appears 3 times in this verse. 2 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Bakbuk" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־בַקְבּ֥וּק [sons·of·Bakbuk] (272) + בְּנֵי־חֲקוּפָ֖א [sons·of·Hakupha] (257) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + חַרְחֽוּר [Harhur] (422) = 1013.
52 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־בַצְל֥וּת בְּנֵי־מְחִידָ֖א בְּנֵ֥י חַרְשָֽׁא

root בן · value 590✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 125✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חרשא · value 509✦ dedicate this word

the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha;

verse value 1286

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 23 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Bazluth" (בְּנֵי־בַצְל֥וּת, 8 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Bazluth" (בְּנֵי־בַצְל֥וּת), "sons·of·Mehida" (בְּנֵי־מְחִידָ֖א). The root בן appears 3 times in this verse. 2 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Bazluth" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־בַצְל֥וּת [sons·of·Bazluth] (590) + בְּנֵי־מְחִידָ֖א [sons·of·Mehida] (125) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + חַרְשָֽׁא [Harsha] (509) = 1286.
53 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־בַרְק֥וֹס בְּֽנֵי־סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּנֵי־תָֽמַח

root בן · value 430✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 393✦ dedicate this word
root תמח · value 510✦ dedicate this word

the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah;

verse value 1333

Insights
Verse structure: 3 words, 22 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of·Temah" (בְּנֵי־תָֽמַח, 6 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Barkos" (בְּנֵי־בַרְק֥וֹס, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Barkos" (בְּנֵי־בַרְק֥וֹס), "sons·of·Sisera" (בְּֽנֵי־סִֽיסְרָ֖א), "sons·of·Temah" (בְּנֵי־תָֽמַח). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 2 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Barkos" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־בַרְק֥וֹס [sons·of·Barkos] (430) + בְּֽנֵי־סִֽיסְרָ֖א [sons·of·Sisera] (393) + בְּנֵי־תָֽמַח [sons·of·Temah] (510) = 1333.
54 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֥י נְצִ֖יחַ בְּנֵ֥י חֲטִיפָֽא

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root נציח · value 158✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חטיפא · value 108✦ dedicate this word

the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

verse value 390

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 15 letters. Verse gematria: 390 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Hatipha" (חֲטִיפָֽא, 5 letters). Words sharing gematria 62: sons·of, sons·of. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Neziah" (נְצִ֖יחַ), "Hatipha" (חֲטִיפָֽא). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 3 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + נְצִ֖יחַ [Neziah] (158) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + חֲטִיפָֽא [Hatipha] (108) = 390.
55 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה בְּנֵי־סֹטַ֥י בְּנֵי־הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֥י פְרוּדָֽא

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root עבד · value 86✦ dedicate this word
root שלמה · value 375✦ dedicate this word
root סוטי · value 141✦ dedicate this word
root ספרת · value 807✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root פרודא · value 291✦ dedicate this word

The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda;

verse value 1824

Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 33 letters. Notable word values: "servants·of" (עַבְדֵ֣י) = 86, equal to Elohim. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֖י, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·sons·of·Sophereth" (בְּנֵי־הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 62: sons·of, sons·of. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Sotai" (בְּנֵי־סֹטַ֥י), "the·sons·of·Sophereth" (בְּנֵי־הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת), "Peruda" (פְרוּדָֽא). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "servants·of" (root עבד, 24x in Ezra). First appearance of the root עבד ("servants·of") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Solomon', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 4 words. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֖י [sons·of] (62) + עַבְדֵ֣י [servants·of] (86) + שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה [Solomon] (375) + בְּנֵי־סֹטַ֥י [sons·of·Sotai] (141) + בְּנֵי־הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת [the·sons·of·Sophereth] (807) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + פְרוּדָֽא [Peruda] (291) = 1824.
Ibn Ezra
Hassophereth - This may be a descriptive title for a woman, or an occupational feminine noun, because of the heh of the definite article.
Metzudat David
The children of Solomon's servants — And they were the children of Sotai, and so on.
Malbim
'The children of Solomon's servants' - According to one opinion in [tractate] Yevamot, that when a gentile or a slave has relations with a daughter of Israel the offspring is a mamzer [of impaired lineage], these were mamzerim, for Solomon's servants married daughters of Israel and had children with them; and they belong together with what he counts after them, the shetuki and the asufi [children of unknown parentage], as it is stated in [tractate] Kiddushin: 'ten genealogical classes came up from Babylon.' But according to the opinion that the offspring is legitimate, one may say that these belonged to the category of freed slaves - as the Tosafot state in Yevamot [16b] - because their masters had given up hope of [reclaiming] them, so that no bill of manumission was needed, and they belong among the 'converts and freedmen' that he counts among the ten genealogical classes. And from the fact that they are counted together with the Nethinim, it may be inferred that they were from the seven [Canaanite] nations whom Solomon subjected to forced labor, as stated (II Chronicles 8:7). 'The children of Hassophereth' - the letter heh [prefix] is not the definite article, but is part of the essential name itself, as I have shown regarding this in (I Chronicles 2:52), and elsewhere.
56 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־יַעְלָ֥ה בְנֵי־דַרְק֖וֹן בְּנֵ֥י גִדֵּֽל

root יעלה · value 177✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 422✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root גדל · value 37✦ dedicate this word

the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel;

verse value 698

Insights
Verse structure: 4 words, 21 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Darkon" (בְנֵי־דַרְק֖וֹן, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Jaalah" (בְּנֵי־יַעְלָ֥ה), "sons·of·Darkon" (בְנֵי־דַרְק֖וֹן), "Giddel" (גִדֵּֽל). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 3 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Darkon" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵי־יַעְלָ֥ה [sons·of·Jaalah] (177) + בְנֵי־דַרְק֖וֹן [sons·of·Darkon] (422) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + גִדֵּֽל [Giddel] (37) = 698.
57 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵ֧י שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה בְנֵֽי־חַטִּ֗יל בְּנֵ֛י פֹּכֶ֥רֶת הַצְּבָיִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י אָמִֽי

root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root שפטיה · value 404✦ dedicate this word
root חטיל · value 119✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root פכרת · value 700✦ dedicate this word
root צבי · value 157✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root אמי · value 51✦ dedicate this word

the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

verse value 1617

Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 34 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֧י, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Hattil" (בְנֵֽי־חַטִּ֗יל, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 62: sons·of, sons·of, sons·of. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Hattil" (בְנֵֽי־חַטִּ֗יל), "Pochereth" (פֹּכֶ֥רֶת), "Hazzebaim" (הַצְּבָיִ֖ים). The root בן appears 3 times in this verse. 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֧י [sons·of] (62) + שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה [Shephatiah] (404) + בְנֵֽי־חַטִּ֗יל [sons·of·Hattil] (119) + בְּנֵ֛י [sons·of] (62) + פֹּכֶ֥רֶת [Pochereth] (700) + הַצְּבָיִ֖ים [Hazzebaim] (157) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + אָמִֽי [Ami] (51) = 1617.
Ibn Ezra
Pochereth-hazzebaim - We do not know whether this is a woman's name.
58 · · dedicate this verse

כׇּ֨ל־הַנְּתִינִ֔ים וּבְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root נתין · value 615✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 68✦ dedicate this word
root עבד · value 86✦ dedicate this word
root שלמה · value 375✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 630✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root תשע · value 820✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

verse value 3447

Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 38 letters. Notable word values: "servants·of" (עַבְדֵ֣י) = 86, equal to Elohim. The shortest word is "three" (שְׁלֹ֥שׁ, 3 letters) and the longest is "all·the·Nethinim" (כׇּ֨ל־הַנְּתִינִ֔ים, 9 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "all·the·Nethinim" (כׇּ֨ל־הַנְּתִינִ֔ים). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "servants·of" (root עבד, 24x in Ezra). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Solomon', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: כׇּ֨ל־הַנְּתִינִ֔ים [all·the·Nethinim] (615) + וּבְנֵ֖י [and·sons·of] (68) + עַבְדֵ֣י [servants·of] (86) + שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה [Solomon] (375) + שְׁלֹ֥שׁ [three] (630) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + תִּשְׁעִ֥ים [ninety] (820) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [and·two] (406) = 3447.
Rashi
and the children of Solomon’s slaves King Solomon had slaves, and these children were of their descendants.
59 · · dedicate this verse

וְאֵ֗לֶּה הָֽעֹלִים֙ מִתֵּ֥ל מֶ֙לַח֙ תֵּ֣ל חַרְשָׁ֔א כְּר֥וּב אַדָּ֖ן אִמֵּ֑ר וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּ לְהַגִּ֤יד בֵּית־אֲבוֹתָם֙ וְזַרְעָ֔ם אִ֥ם מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽם

root אלה · value 42✦ dedicate this word
root עלה · value 155✦ dedicate this word
root תל · value 470✦ dedicate this word
root מלח · value 78✦ dedicate this word
root תל · value 430✦ dedicate this word
root חרשא · value 509✦ dedicate this word
root כרוב · value 228✦ dedicate this word
root אדן · value 55✦ dedicate this word
root אמר · value 241✦ dedicate this word
root לא · value 37✦ dedicate this word
root יכל · value 66✦ dedicate this word
root נגד · value 52✦ dedicate this word
root בית · value 861✦ dedicate this word
root זרע · value 323✦ dedicate this word
root אם · value 41✦ dedicate this word
root ישראל · value 581✦ dedicate this word
root הם · value 45✦ dedicate this word

And these were they who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not tell their fathers’ houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

verse value 4214

Insights
Verse structure: 17 words, 66 letters. Verse gematria: 4214 is divisible by 86, the value of Elohim. The shortest word is "Tel" (תֵּ֣ל, 2 letters) and the longest is "house·of·their·fathers" (בֵּית־אֲבוֹתָם֙, 8 letters). 10 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "from·Tel" (מִתֵּ֥ל), "Tel" (תֵּ֣ל), "Cherub" (כְּר֥וּב). The root תל appears 2 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "house·of·their·fathers" (root בית, 64x in Ezra); "and·these" (root אלה, 43x in Ezra); "from·Israel" (root ישראל, 31x in Ezra). First appearance of the root מלח ("Melah") in Ezra. First appearance of the root לא ("and·not") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Immer', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 8 words.
Rashi
And these were the ones who ascended from Tel-Mela, etc. And what incident happened to them? They could not tell.... and their children [i.e., the children] of their fathers, because they lost their genealogical records and did not know if they were Israelites.
Ibn Ezra
Tel-melah, Tel-harsa - These are the names of two places. But they could not tell their fathers' houses, and their seed - They were called “asufim” (foundlings), because they had been gathered in from the marketplace; they knew neither father nor mother, and it was not known whether they were of Israel.
Ralbag
'And these were they who went up from Tel-melah,' etc. - He mentions that from these places came Israelites and priests who could not tell their fathers' houses and their family, because they had intermingled with the nations and were called by their names.
Metzudat David
And these — [Including] those mentioned below, the children of Delaiah, etc.; they were the ones who went up from Tel-melah, etc.; and these [Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer] are names of places in Babylon. But they could not tell — Because they did not know whose descendants they were. Their fathers' houses, and their seed — These mean the same thing, for 'their seed' means the stock from which they descended; this is a doubling of the same idea using synonymous terms, like 'dust of the earth' (Daniel 12).
Malbim
'But they could not tell their fathers' houses, and their seed' - meaning, they could not say which family their fathers' house belonged to, and they could not even say of their offspring whether they were of Israel, because they had been gathered from the marketplace, in a place where most [of the population] were idolaters. Included in this is that they also did not know whether they were of legitimate or of mamzer status - as reflected in his counting, among the ten genealogical classes, the shetuki and the asufi [children of unknown parentage].
60 · · dedicate this verse

בְּנֵי־דְלָיָ֥ה בְנֵי־טוֹבִיָּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י נְקוֹדָ֑א שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

root דליה · value 111✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 94✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root נקודא · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 600✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 398✦ dedicate this word
root שנים · value 406✦ dedicate this word

the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.

verse value 2279

Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 39 letters. The shortest word is "six" (שֵׁ֥שׁ, 2 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Tobiah" (בְנֵי־טוֹבִיָּ֖ה, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sons·of·Delaiah" (בְּנֵי־דְלָיָ֥ה), "sons·of·Tobiah" (בְנֵי־טוֹבִיָּ֖ה), "Nekoda" (נְקוֹדָ֑א). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Tobiah" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "fifty" (root חמש, 21x in Ezra). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Nekoda', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: בְּנֵי־דְלָיָ֥ה [sons·of·Delaiah] (111) + בְנֵי־טוֹבִיָּ֖ה [sons·of·Tobiah] (94) + בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + נְקוֹדָ֑א [Nekoda] (161) + שֵׁ֥שׁ [six] (600) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים [fifty] (398) + וּשְׁנָֽיִם [and·two] (406) = 2279.
Rashi
The children of Delaiah They too are included in “these were the ones who ascended from Tel- Melah.”
61 · · dedicate this verse

וּמִבְּנֵי֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים בְּנֵ֥י חֳבַיָּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הַקּ֑וֹץ בְּנֵ֣י בַרְזִלַּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָ֠קַ֠ח מִבְּנ֞וֹת בַּרְזִלַּ֤י הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א עַל־שְׁמָֽם

root בן · value 108✦ dedicate this word
root כהן · value 130✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root חביה · value 25✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root קוץ · value 201✦ dedicate this word
root בן · value 62✦ dedicate this word
root ברזלי · value 249✦ dedicate this word
root אשר · value 501✦ dedicate this word
root לקח · value 138✦ dedicate this word
root בת · value 498✦ dedicate this word
root ברזלי · value 249✦ dedicate this word
root גלעדי · value 122✦ dedicate this word
root אשה · value 306✦ dedicate this word
root קרא · value 317✦ dedicate this word
root שם · value 480✦ dedicate this word

And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

verse value 3510

Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 68 letters. Verse gematria: 3510 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·priests" (הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 249: Barzillai, Barzillai. 8 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Habaiah" (חֳבַיָּ֖ה), "Hakkoz" (הַקּ֑וֹץ), "took" (לָ֠קַ֠ח). The root בן appears 4 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·from·sons·of" (root בן, 167x in Ezra); "the·priests" (root כהן, 34x in Ezra); "that" (root אשר, 22x in Ezra). First appearance of the root בת ("from·daughters") in Ezra. First appearance of the root אשה ("wife") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hakkoz', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 10 words.
Rashi
who took Each one of the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite took a wife. and was called by their name And the name of Barzillai was called on their name because they took of his daughters.
Ibn Ezra
And was called after their name - After the name of the daughters, who were of the offspring of Barzillai, he named himself Barzillai. Of the daughters - The sense is: one of his daughters. Likewise, “and he was buried in the cities of Gilead” means: in one of the cities of Gilead.
Metzudat David
And of the children of the priests — And they were the children of Habaiah, and so on. Who took a wife — This refers back to the children of Barzillai, meaning that their father took one of the daughters of Barzillai as a wife; therefore Barzillai's name was applied to them, so that they were called 'the children of Barzillai.'
Malbim
Questions: (61) Why does it record that he took a wife from among the daughters of Barzillai and was called by her name? 'The children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai' — meaning that the Hakkoz family were priests, mentioned in Chronicles (I Chronicles 24:19) as having been the seventh division among the priestly courses. Now a doubt arose regarding some of his descendants, and the reason for this was that Hakkoz had taken a wife from among the daughters of Barzillai, who were prominent men in the days of David and Solomon, and the sons born of this wife were called, in his honor, also by the name of Barzillai. It may be said that Habaiah was the son born of this wife, and that his sons had two names: they were called 'children of Hakkoz' and also 'children of Barzillai.' The verse explains that this came about because [Hakkoz] took a wife from among the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and Habaiah, who was born of this wife, was called by their name — that is, he was named after his father and after his maternal grandfather — and his sons were called both 'children of Hakkoz' and 'children of Barzillai.' As long as the genealogical record remained in their possession, there was no concern in this; but now, when those tracing their lineage sought their documents, the genealogical records could not be found for them. [For each family had one general genealogical record for the whole family, and individuals also had, in addition, separate documents recording each man's personal lineage; and neither the general record was found — hence the verse says 'their record' in the singular — nor were their individual lineages found, hence it says 'were not found' in the plural.] Because of this a doubt fell upon their status, for there was reason to suspect that they were not priests at all, but rather ordinary Israelites descended from Barzillai, since there was also a family among the Israelites called by the name 'children of Barzillai.' They were therefore disqualified from the priesthood — all the more so since bound up in this doubt was a further doubt, that they might be chalalim (of blemished priestly status), for on account of this same uncertainty they themselves might not have been careful to avoid marrying women forbidden to priests. This is included in the phrase 'and they were disqualified' — that they had already been disqualified from the priesthood because they had married forbidden women; and on this basis you find a chalal counted among the ten classes of lineage.
62 · · dedicate this verse

אֵ֗לֶּה בִּקְשׁ֧וּ כְתָבָ֛ם הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָ֑אוּ וַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּ מִן־הַכְּהֻנָּֽה

root אלה · value 36✦ dedicate this word
root בקש · value 408✦ dedicate this word
root כתב · value 462✦ dedicate this word
root יחש · value 813✦ dedicate this word
root לא · value 37✦ dedicate this word
root מצא · value 187✦ dedicate this word
root גאל · value 56✦ dedicate this word
root כהן · value 175✦ dedicate this word

These sought their register, that is, the genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

verse value 2174

Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 40 letters. Notable word values: "these" (אֵ֗לֶּה) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "these" (אֵ֗לֶּה, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·genealogically-registered" (הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים, 8 letters). 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "sought" (בִּקְשׁ֧וּ), "their·register" (כְתָבָ֛ם), "the·genealogically-registered" (הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "these" (root אלה, 43x in Ezra). First appearance of the root בקש ("sought") in Ezra. First appearance of the root כתב ("their·register") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'were·found', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 2 words. Full calculation: אֵ֗לֶּה [these] (36) + בִּקְשׁ֧וּ [sought] (408) + כְתָבָ֛ם [their·register] (462) + הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים [the·genealogically-registered] (813) + וְלֹ֣א [and·not] (37) + נִמְצָ֑אוּ [were·found] (187) + וַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּ [and·were·polluted] (56) + מִן־הַכְּהֻנָּֽה [from·the·priesthood] (175) = 2174.
Rashi
These referring to the priests, who had to trace their lineage with that record, and who could not find the record of their lineage. and they were disqualified Heb. וַיְגאַלוּ, for they were defiled and purged from the priesthood that they should no longer perform the service with the remaining priests, because their genealogical record was not found.
Ibn Ezra
These...; but it was not found - Some say that “these” connects with “their register,” the word being cast in the plural for a single thing, the way [Scripture] writes “tikre'nah milchamah” (a war shall befall [us]) — a plural for a singular event. But what seems correct to me is that it connects with “those registered by genealogy,” namely, the sons of Jedaiah mentioned above, whose genealogical record was not found; therefore they were removed from the priesthood, for the word “polluted” with regard to the priesthood is related to “polluted bread,” meaning: they were rejected. And some say that the alef stands in place of an ayin.
Ralbag
'These sought their register, that is, the genealogy' - [They sought] it for the sake of the priesthood [i.e., to establish their priestly lineage]. 'But it was not found' - [meaning] written records and testimonies that would fully establish that they were valid priests; and for this reason they were kept at a distance from the priesthood, meaning they were not permitted to draw near to the altar. And Nehemiah the Tirshatha told them not to eat of the most holy sacrifices until a priest should arise and inquire by the Urim and Tummim whether they were valid priests or not. He did not, however, prevent them from eating [lesser] holy food, for they had already been accustomed to eating it before this, and they were permitted to continue in what they had been accustomed to, though not in what is of a higher sanctity than that. And you should know that Scripture did not record every detail here, just as it did not record every detail regarding the vessels of the Temple. This is evident from the fact that the sum of all these listed details does not reach the total number of the whole congregation mentioned [later], but is far less than that - from which it appears that others, besides these, had also come along with them [without being individually listed].
Metzudat David
These — These priests. Their register — A written record concerning them. The genealogy — In which the order of the generations is recorded. But it was not found — In the book of genealogy, these [names] were not found written and recorded. Therefore they were deemed polluted — And so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
Metzudat Zion
Sought their register (hamityachasim) - An expression of "yichus" (lineage) - the reporting of the order of the generations of families, from whom they descended and who their father was. Were deemed polluted (vayego'alu) - An expression of defilement and repugnance, as in "polluted bread" (Malachi 1).
63 · · dedicate this verse

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ לָהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יֹאכְל֖וּ מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים עַ֛ד עֲמֹ֥ד כֹּהֵ֖ן לְאוּרִ֥ים וּלְתֻמִּֽים

root אמר · value 257✦ dedicate this word
root תרשתא · value 1306✦ dedicate this word
root הם · value 75✦ dedicate this word
root אשר · value 501✦ dedicate this word
root אכל · value 98✦ dedicate this word
root קדש · value 444✦ dedicate this word
root קדש · value 459✦ dedicate this word
root עד · value 74✦ dedicate this word
root עמד · value 114✦ dedicate this word
root כהן · value 75✦ dedicate this word
root אור · value 287✦ dedicate this word
root תמים · value 526✦ dedicate this word

And the Tirshatha said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till a priest with Urim and with Thummim stood up.

verse value 4216

Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 54 letters. The shortest word is "until" (עַ֛ד, 2 letters) and the longest is "not·shall·eat" (לֹא־יֹאכְל֖וּ, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 75: to·them, priest. 8 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "Tirshatha-governor" (הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙), "not·shall·eat" (לֹא־יֹאכְל֖וּ), "from·holy·of" (מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁ). The root קדש appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "priest" (root כהן, 34x in Ezra); "and·he·said" (root אמר, 26x in Ezra); "that" (root אשר, 22x in Ezra). First appearance of the root אכל ("not·shall·eat") in Ezra. First appearance of the root קדש ("from·holy·of") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·holy·things', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר [and·he·said] (257) + הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ [Tirshatha-governor] (1306) + לָהֶ֔ם [to·them] (75) + אֲשֶׁ֥ר [that] (501) + לֹא־יֹאכְל֖וּ [not·shall·eat] (98) + מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁ [from·holy·of] (444) + הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים [the·holy·things] (459) + עַ֛ד [until] (74) + עֲמֹ֥ד [to·stand] (114) + כֹּהֵ֖ן [priest] (75) + לְאוּרִ֥ים [with·Urim] (287) + וּלְתֻמִּֽים [and·with·Thummim] (526) = 4216.
Rashi
Hattirshatha That is Nehemiah, the son of Hachaliah (Neh. 8:9), and our Rabbis said (Yerushalmi Kid. 4:1) that he was named Hattirshatha because the Sages permitted him (הָתֵּר) to drink (שָּׁתָּא) wine of gentiles because he was the king’s butler. of the most holy sacrifices sin-offerings and guilt-offerings, like the other priests. until a priest arises, etc. like a person who says to his friend, “Until the Messiah comes, this matter will not come about.” I cannot interpret it to mean: until a priest arises for the Urim and Tumim in the Second Temple, because we find in Yoma, chapter 1 (21b) that the Urim and Tumim were missing in the Second Temple.
Ibn Ezra
The Tirshatha - Some say he was called this because he was permitted to drink the wine of non-Jews, the meaning being “hitir shata” (he permitted drinking). But it seems more likely that it is a title of honor and greatness in the Chaldean language, comparable to “sar” (minister) or “pechah” (governor), and this is correct. The most holy things - These are the terumot [the priestly heave-offerings]. Till a priest with Urim and with Thummim stood up - The Urim that Moses made were hidden away, and no others were ever made to replace them. And the meaning of “till a priest stood up” is: one fit for the Urim and Thummim.
Metzudat David
The Tirshatha — This is Nehemiah son of Hachaliah, as it says, 'And Nehemiah, who is the Tirshatha, said' (Nehemiah 8:9). Our Sages said that because he served as royal cupbearer, the Sages permitted him to drink [gentile-handled] wine, and therefore he was called 'Tirshatha' — a compound word formed from 'hutar' (was permitted) and 'shata' (drank). That they should not eat — That is, their ruling was that they should not eat of the most holy things; and our Sages said this refers to terumah and the offerings of the altar. With Urim and with Thummim — To inquire through them whether they were valid priests; meaning, [this would remain unresolved] until the Messiah comes, and they will then inquire through the Urim and Thummim, for in the Second Temple there was no Urim and Thummim to consult.
Malbim
'And the Tirshatha said' — now the question was raised whether they could eat of the sacred foods, and the Tirshatha — who is Nehemiah, as it says, 'And Nehemiah, who is the Tirshatha, said' (Nehemiah 8:9) — ruled that they should not eat until there was a priest with Urim and Thummim, so that the doubt could be resolved by inquiring of the Urim and Thummim. I have already explained in my commentary to the Twelve [Minor Prophets] that had they merited it at that time, the Divine Presence would have returned to them in the Second Temple and they would have had Urim and Thummim; and in the days of their return [from exile] they still had hope for this.
64 · · dedicate this verse

כׇּל־הַקָּהָ֖ל כְּאֶחָ֑ד אַרְבַּ֣ע רִבּ֔וֹא אַלְפַּ֖יִם שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת שִׁשִּֽׁים

root קהל · value 190✦ dedicate this word
root אחד · value 33✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 273✦ dedicate this word
root רבו · value 209✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 1077✦ dedicate this word
root ששים · value 650✦ dedicate this word

The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and threescore,

verse value 2593

Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 34 letters. The shortest word is "as·one" (כְּאֶחָ֑ד, 4 letters) and the longest is "three·hundred" (שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת, 7 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "myriad" (רִבּ֔וֹא), "three·hundred" (שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "three·hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra). First appearance of the root קהל ("all·the·assembly") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'as·one', dividing the verse into phrases of 2 and 5 words. Full calculation: כׇּל־הַקָּהָ֖ל [all·the·assembly] (190) + כְּאֶחָ֑ד [as·one] (33) + אַרְבַּ֣ע [four] (273) + רִבּ֔וֹא [myriad] (209) + אַלְפַּ֖יִם [two·thousand] (161) + שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת [three·hundred] (1077) + שִׁשִּֽׁים [sixty] (650) = 2593.
Rashi
The entire congregation together When they were all together with the priests, the Levites and the Nethinim, they amounted to this number; and the Children of Israel counted above were of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin, and those missing from this number, which you will not find above, were of the other tribes. So it is explained in Seder Olam (ch. 29): “‘The entire congregation together was forty-two thousand etc.’ But if you add them up, they are only thirty thousand. Where are the thirteen thousand? They ascended from the other tribes.”
Ibn Ezra
The whole; together - Meaning: when the congregation was counted as a single total, it came to such-and-such [a number].
Metzudat David
The whole congregation together — All of them together: the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants. Forty-two thousand, etc. — But individually, [the numbers listed] do not even add up to thirty thousand; however, in specifying them he counted only the Israelites of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, whereas together with those of the other tribes who also went up, the count reaches this number; and so it is explained in Sefer Ezra.
Metzudat Zion
Ten thousand (rivo) - This is ten thousand.
Malbim
Questions: (64) The overall total does not match the itemized count. 'The whole congregation together' — the itemized figures fall short by thirteen thousand; see Rashi. It appears that the itemized list did not count everyone who came, but only those who came first from Babylon; and even in Nehemiah, which adds those who came from the land of Chaldea [as stated in verse 1], not everyone is counted, for people kept arriving from day to day who are not mentioned in the count given here. Those added to families that had already arrived were added into the itemized figure in Nehemiah, but new families or individuals who came from towns not yet represented are not mentioned in the itemized list at all — yet they were nonetheless included in the overall total, so that after all the groups were combined the total came out, all told, to the forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty stated in the verse. Now here it mentions the children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six, while Nehemiah does not mention them at all; it must be said that there they were included within another family, whose figure was increased accordingly there — as with the children of Azgad, whose number there is a thousand more. It may be said that the people of the town of Magbish all belonged to the family of Azgad, and here they are reckoned by their town while there they are reckoned by their family. On this basis one can also explain why, in Nehemiah, the children of Arah and the children of Zattu are each short by a hundred from the original count: it may be said that a hundred of the children of Arah and a hundred of the children of Zattu lived in the town of Senaah, and there they were counted among the people of their town, which is why the figure for the children of Senaah is increased there by three hundred. In this way one need not resort to the forced explanation that some of them went back.
65 · · dedicate this verse

מִ֠לְּבַ֠ד עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ אֵ֔לֶּה שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֑ה וְלָהֶ֛ם מְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים וּֽמְשֹׁרְר֖וֹת מָאתָֽיִם

root בד · value 76✦ dedicate this word
root עבד · value 131✦ dedicate this word
root אמה · value 507✦ dedicate this word
root אלה · value 36✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 772✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 630✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 680✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 383✦ dedicate this word
root הם · value 81✦ dedicate this word
root שיר · value 790✦ dedicate this word
root שיר · value 1152✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word

beside their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

verse value 6337

Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 69 letters. Notable word values: "these" (אֵ֔לֶּה) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "these" (אֵ֔לֶּה, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·their·maid-servants" (וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙, 8 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "beside" (מִ֠לְּבַ֠ד), "their·men-servants" (עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם), "and·their·maid-servants" (וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙). The root שבע appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "these" (root אלה, 43x in Ezra); "their·men-servants" (root עבד, 24x in Ezra). First appearance of the root אמה ("and·their·maid-servants") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·seven', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 4 words. Full calculation: מִ֠לְּבַ֠ד [beside] (76) + עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם [their·men-servants] (131) + וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ [and·their·maid-servants] (507) + אֵ֔לֶּה [these] (36) + שִׁבְעַ֣ת [seven] (772) + אֲלָפִ֔ים [thousand] (161) + שְׁלֹ֥שׁ [three] (630) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים [thirty] (680) + וְשִׁבְעָ֑ה [and·seven] (383) + וְלָהֶ֛ם [and·to·them] (81) + מְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים [singers] (790) + וּֽמְשֹׁרְר֖וֹת [and·singers] (1152) + מָאתָֽיִם [two·hundred] (491) = 6337.
Rashi
Besides their slaves and their bondwomen who were not included in the congregation. and they had two hundred male and female singers because they were going up joyfully from Babylon to the land of Israel, they required male and female singers in order that they should stroll among them in their great joy.
Ibn Ezra
Beside - And they had singing men and singing women to praise Hashem.
Metzudat David
Beside — This count is in addition to [i.e., not including] the male and female servants of those mentioned, who numbered seven thousand, etc. Singing men and singing women — Males and females, to sing along the way, for they went up in joy, as though on a festive outing.
66 · · dedicate this verse

סוּסֵיהֶ֕ם שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֑ה פִּרְדֵיהֶ֕ם מָאתַ֖יִם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה

root סוס · value 181✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 372✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 680✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 611✦ dedicate this word
root פרד · value 339✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 491✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 323✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 359✦ dedicate this word

Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

verse value 3803

Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 44 letters. The shortest word is "seven" (שְׁבַ֥ע, 3 letters) and the longest is "their·horses" (סוּסֵיהֶ֕ם, 6 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "their·horses" (סוּסֵיהֶ֕ם), "their·mules" (פִּרְדֵיהֶ֕ם). The root מאה appears 2 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra); "thirty" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·six', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 4 words. Full calculation: סוּסֵיהֶ֕ם [their·horses] (181) + שְׁבַ֥ע [seven] (372) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים [thirty] (680) + וְשִׁשָּׁ֑ה [and·six] (611) + פִּרְדֵיהֶ֕ם [their·mules] (339) + מָאתַ֖יִם [two·hundred] (491) + אַרְבָּעִ֥ים [forty] (323) + וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה [and·five] (359) = 3803.
Metzudat Zion
Their mules (pirdeihem) - These are the offspring of a horse and a donkey.

Cross-references: Nehemiah 7:68

67 · · dedicate this verse

גְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔ם אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה חֲמֹרִ֕ים שֵׁ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִֽים

root גמל · value 128✦ dedicate this word
root ארבע · value 273✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root שלוש · value 680✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 359✦ dedicate this word
root חמור · value 298✦ dedicate this word
root שש · value 1000✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root שבע · value 372✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 447✦ dedicate this word
root עשרים · value 626✦ dedicate this word

their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

verse value 4791

Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 50 letters. The shortest word is "six" (שֵׁ֣שֶׁת, 3 letters) and the longest is "their·camels" (גְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔ם, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 447: hundred, hundred. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "their·camels" (גְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔ם), "asses" (חֲמֹרִ֕ים), "six" (שֵׁ֣שֶׁת). The root מאה appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "seven" (root שבע, 23x in Ezra); "thirty" (root שלוש, 22x in Ezra). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·five', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 6 words. Full calculation: גְּמַ֨לֵּיהֶ֔ם [their·camels] (128) + אַרְבַּ֥ע [four] (273) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים [thirty] (680) + וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה [and·five] (359) + חֲמֹרִ֕ים [asses] (298) + שֵׁ֣שֶׁת [six] (1000) + אֲלָפִ֔ים [thousand] (161) + שְׁבַ֥ע [seven] (372) + מֵא֖וֹת [hundred] (447) + וְעֶשְׂרִֽים [and·twenty] (626) = 4791.
68 · · dedicate this verse

וּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙ הָֽאָב֔וֹת בְּבוֹאָ֕ם לְבֵ֥ית יְהֹוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹ עַל־מְכוֹנֽוֹ

root ראש · value 557✦ dedicate this word
root אב · value 414✦ dedicate this word
root בוא · value 51✦ dedicate this word
root בית · value 442✦ dedicate this word
root יהוה · value 26✦ dedicate this word
root אשר · value 501✦ dedicate this word
root ירושלם · value 588✦ dedicate this word
root נדב · value 467✦ dedicate this word
root בית · value 442✦ dedicate this word
root אלהים · value 91✦ dedicate this word
root עמד · value 165✦ dedicate this word
root מכון · value 222✦ dedicate this word

And some of the heads of fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of Hashem which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place;

verse value 3966

Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 64 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֖ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "in·Jerusalem" (בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 442: to·house·of, to·house·of. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "and·from·heads·of" (וּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙), "in·their·coming" (בְּבוֹאָ֕ם), "to·set·it·up" (לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹ). The root בית appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·house·of" (root בית, 64x in Ezra); "in·Jerusalem" (root ירושלם, 48x in Ezra); "God" (root אלהים, 47x in Ezra). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 5 words. Full calculation: וּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙ [and·from·heads·of] (557) + הָֽאָב֔וֹת [the·fathers] (414) + בְּבוֹאָ֕ם [in·their·coming] (51) + לְבֵ֥ית [to·house·of] (442) + יְהֹוָ֖ה [Hashem] (26) + אֲשֶׁ֣ר [that] (501) + בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + הִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙ [offered·willingly] (467) + לְבֵ֣ית [to·house·of] (442) + הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים [God] (91) + לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹ [to·set·it·up] (165) + עַל־מְכוֹנֽוֹ [upon·its·place] (222) = 3966.
Rashi
donated They were donating toward the building of the Temple.
Ibn Ezra
And some of the heads - Meaning: some of them, not all. To the house of Hashem - The [prefixed] lamed has the sense of “for the sake of.” In its place - On the foundation that had already been prepared there from the start.
Metzudat David
'And some of the heads' — [that is,] a portion of the heads of the fathers' houses. 'To the house of Hashem' — meaning, to the site of the house of Hashem, for the house had not yet been built. 'For the house of God' — and it goes on to explain. 'To set it up, etc.' — meaning, to set the house up on its site and foundation.
Metzudat Zion
Its place (mechuno) - An expression of "stand" and "base."
69 · · dedicate this verse

כְּכֹחָ֗ם נָתְנוּ֮ לְאוֹצַ֣ר הַמְּלָאכָה֒ זָהָ֗ב דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙ שֵׁשׁ־רִבֹּ֣אות וָאֶ֔לֶף וְכֶ֕סֶף מָנִ֖ים חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑ים וְכׇתְנֹ֥ת כֹּהֲנִ֖ים מֵאָֽה

root כח · value 88✦ dedicate this word
root נתן · value 506✦ dedicate this word
root אוצר · value 327✦ dedicate this word
root מלאכה · value 101✦ dedicate this word
root זהב · value 14✦ dedicate this word
root דרכמנים · value 370✦ dedicate this word
root רבו · value 1209✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 117✦ dedicate this word
root כסף · value 166✦ dedicate this word
root מנה · value 140✦ dedicate this word
root חמש · value 748✦ dedicate this word
root אלף · value 161✦ dedicate this word
root כתנת · value 876✦ dedicate this word
root כהן · value 125✦ dedicate this word
root מאה · value 46✦ dedicate this word

they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests’ tunics.

verse value 4994

Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 71 letters. The shortest word is "gold" (זָהָ֗ב, 3 letters) and the longest is "darics" (דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙, 8 letters). 9 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "as·their·strength" (כְּכֹחָ֗ם), "to·treasury·of" (לְאוֹצַ֣ר), "darics" (דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙). The root אלף appears 2 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "hundred" (root מאה, 60x in Ezra); "priests" (root כהן, 34x in Ezra); "gave" (root נתן, 24x in Ezra). First appearance of the root מלאכה ("the·work") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'thousand', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 3 words.
Rashi
According to their ability according to their ability and their money. drachmas Heb. דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים, the name of a golden coin. and priests’ tunics in which to serve.
Ibn Ezra
After their ability - This is said with reference to the whole congregation, for the fathers gave only twenty thousand [darics] and two thousand two hundred [manehs] of silver, as is made explicit in the second census. And when it says “sixty thousand” as a single total, the intent is to include together the congregation, the heads of the fathers' houses, and the rest who gave willingly from [those who came up in] the kingdom of Cyrus. Darics (darkemonim) - Gold coins. Ten-thousands (rivo'ot) - The alef stands in place of a doubled letter, as in [the phrase] “bazu neharim.” Pounds (manim) - Weights; its counterpart is “the maneh shall be,” and the Targum renders “seven shekels” as “seven manehs.”
Ralbag
Darics (darkemonim) - It is possible that this was a coin whose weight was a drachma, and, as I reckon it, this was in fact a gold dinar. Pounds (manim) - The weight of a maneh, [which is] sixty shekels.
Metzudat David
'After their ability' — each one contributed according to the extent of his wealth. 'Into the treasury of the work' — to the place where they stored the gold and silver for the work of construction. 'And priests' tunics' — which the priests would wear during the [Temple] service.
Metzudat Zion
Darics (darkemonim) - The name of a coin known to them [in that time]. Pounds (manim) - The name of a weight, a litra [i.e., a pound].
Malbim
'And some of the heads of the fathers' [gave, according to their means] — there are discrepancies between the figures mentioned here and those mentioned in Nehemiah 7; this will be explained there.
70 · · dedicate this verse

וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְ֠הַלְוִיִּ֠ם וּֽמִן־הָעָ֞ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛ים וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם

root ישב · value 324✦ dedicate this word
root כהן · value 130✦ dedicate this word
root לוי · value 97✦ dedicate this word
root עם · value 211✦ dedicate this word
root שיר · value 801✦ dedicate this word
root שוער · value 637✦ dedicate this word
root נתין · value 571✦ dedicate this word
root עיר · value 327✦ dedicate this word
root כל · value 597✦ dedicate this word
root עיר · value 327✦ dedicate this word

So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

verse value 4022

Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 67 letters. The shortest word is "and·they·dwelt" (וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ, 5 letters) and the longest is "and·the·singers" (וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 327: in·their·cities, in·their·cities. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in Ezra. Unique to this verse in Ezra (hapax): "and·from·the·people" (וּֽמִן־הָעָ֞ם), "and·the·porters" (וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛ים). The root עיר appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·from·the·people" (root עם, 50x in Ezra); "the·priests" (root כהן, 34x in Ezra); "and·all·Israel" (root כל, 33x in Ezra). First appearance of the root ישב ("and·they·dwelt") in Ezra. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·their·cities', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 2 words. 7 of the verse's 10 words begin with the letter ו. Full calculation: וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ [and·they·dwelt] (324) + הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים [the·priests] (130) + וְ֠הַלְוִיִּ֠ם [and·the·Levites] (97) + וּֽמִן־הָעָ֞ם [and·from·the·people] (211) + וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים [and·the·singers] (801) + וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛ים [and·the·porters] (637) + וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים [and·the·Nethinim] (571) + בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם [in·their·cities] (327) + וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל [and·all·Israel] (597) + בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם [in·their·cities] (327) = 4022.
Ibn Ezra
The porters - The guards of the gates, [who served] to praise Hashem.
Metzudat David
'And some of the people' — from the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. 'In their cities' — the cities that had been their ancestral inheritance before they were exiled. 'And all Israel' — these are those who came up from the rest of the tribes.
Malbim
'And they dwelt' — when they arrived, they occupied themselves first with working the land to produce food; they sowed fields and planted vineyards and produced grain, so as not to bear the disgrace of famine. Also, since they had not yet been given permission to build the wall, they did not settle in Jerusalem itself but scattered among their towns, each one settling in another town, where his ancestors had dwelt in ancient times; the priests and the Levites settled in the forty-eight cities of the Levites, and the [ordinary] Israelites settled in the cities of Israel.

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