The Meaning of Ezra 8:6 Explained

Ezra 8:6

KJV: Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

YLT: And from the sons of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty who are males.

Darby: And of the children of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

ASV: And of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the sons  also of Adin;  Ebed  the son  of Jonathan,  and with him fifty  males. 

What does Ezra 8:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 8:1-23 - United Prayer For Guidance
The number of men who accompanied Ezra amounted to 1754, but the women and children would bring up the gross total to about 7000. The lack of Levites was very serious. These should have been among the very first. A deputation was therefore sent to a neighboring seminary or college, where they were being trained, and here again is the mention of the good hand of God. Sometimes hearts are ready and waiting for service, which need just a word or appeal to complete their plans. There is always special interest in this paragraph for those who are venturing forth on the untried and unknown. The camp at Ahava; the sending for the priests; the waiting for their coming; the recognition of God's good hand in sending a man of discretion; and then the fast and prayer for protection. We can almost see the little band on the point of plunging into the inhospitable and dangerous desert, spending hours in prayer, and restrained from requesting an escort, lest they might invalidate their leader's trustful boast. How careful we should be to do nothing inconsistent with the proud position that faith gives us in the keeping power of God! Seek Him, O soul of mine, and He will be found, and His hand shall be upon thee for good. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 8

1  The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon
15  He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple
21  He keeps a fast
24  He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests
31  From Ahava they come to Jerusalem
33  The treasure is weighed in the temple
36  The commission is delivered

What do the individual words in Ezra 8:6 mean?

And of the sons of Adin Ebed son of Jonathan and with him fifty males -
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עָדִ֔ין עֶ֖בֶד בֶּן־ יוֹנָתָ֑ן וְעִמּ֖וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים ס

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י  And  of  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עָדִ֔ין  of  Adin 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָדִין  
Sense: ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel.
עֶ֖בֶד  Ebed 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: father of Gaal in the time of the judges.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יוֹנָתָ֑ן  of  Jonathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄונָתָן  
Sense: a son of king Saul and a friend of David.
וְעִמּ֖וֹ  and  with  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים  fifty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
הַזְּכָרִֽים  males 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: זָכָר  
Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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