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Ezra 2:57 Explained in Context

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Verse 57. The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

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Quick Meaning

This verse closes those servant houses with Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth, and Ami

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  • Ezra 2:36–58

Read Ezra 2:36–58 together. This verse closes those servant houses with Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth, and Ami Read Ezra 2:36–58 as one complete Ezra thought unit: The register distinguishes large priestly families, a small Levite count, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants, ending with a combined service total.

Why This Verse Appears Here

The service block connects return to worship infrastructure while preparing the genealogy and access problem that follows. Within that movement, this verse closes those servant houses with Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth, and Ami

Read Ezra 2:36–58 together

Why these verses belong together: Priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and Solomon's servants form the service-related block; verse 59 turns to people unable to verify ancestry.

Verse 36. The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

Verse 37. The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

Verse 38. The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

Verse 39. The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

Verse 40. The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

Verse 41. The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

Verse 42. 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 an hundred thirty and nine.

Verse 43. The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

Verse 44. The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

Verse 45. The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

Verse 46. The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,

Verse 47. The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

Verse 48. The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

Verse 49. The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

Verse 50. The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,

Verse 51. The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

Verse 52. The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

Verse 53. The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

Verse 54. The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

Verse 55. The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

Verse 56. The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

Verse 57. The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

Verse 58. All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

What Remains True

Within Ezra's own literary movement, Ezra 2:57 closes those servant houses with Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth, and Ami.

How It Can Shape Life

  • Apply Ezra 2:57 by noticing that it closes those servant houses with Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth, and Ami; in a comparable situation, audit religious labor for consent, pay, safety, voice, and mobility, especially where inherited labels or spiritual prestige hide unequal power.

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Read Ezra 2:36–58 — Temple personnel and attached servants are registered
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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

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Exact location: Ezra 2:36–58, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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hebrew aramaic text and morphology

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezra

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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezra.xml, Hebrew and Aramaic words and morphology for 2:36–58

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translation and translator notes

NET Bible: Ezra with translators' notes

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Biblical Studies Press, 2006

Supports: Material lexical, grammatical, textual, Persian-period, numerical, and translation notes within the unit.

Exact location: NET Bible Ezra PDF, printed pp. 749–751, translation and translator notes on 2:36–58

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