The Meaning of Ezra 8:7 Explained

Ezra 8:7

KJV: And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

YLT: And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.

Darby: And of the children of Elam, Isaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

ASV: And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.

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What is the context of Ezra 8:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

What does Ezra 8:7 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 8:7 mean?

And of the sons of Elam Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and with him seventy males -

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עֵילָ֔ם יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה בֶּן־ עֲתַלְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֖וֹ שִׁבְעִ֥ים 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.
עֵילָ֔ם	of Elam
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵילָם Sense: a Korhite Levite in the time of David.
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה	Jeshaiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְשַׁעְיָה Sense: the major prophet, son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem during the days of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah; author of the prophetic book by his name; tradition has it that he was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by king Manasseh and that this is the incident referred to in Heb :37.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֲתַלְיָ֑ה	of Athaliah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֲתַלְיָה Sense: son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin.
וְעִמּ֖וֹ	and with him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.
שִׁבְעִ֥ים	seventy
Parse: Number, common plural Root: שִׁבְעִים Sense: seventy.
הַזְּכָרִֽים	males
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: זָכָר Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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