Bible Strands
Ezra 2:24
the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The biblical compiler records a census of families returning from Babylonian exile to Jerusalem. The entry sits between the count of the men of Anathoth and the combined count of the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth.
The words — The text employs בְּנֵ֥י (benei), literally "descendants," and עַזְמָ֖וֶת ('azmavet), the proper name Azmaveth, to designate a specific household line. It closes with אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּ/שְנָֽיִם (arba'im u'shenayim), meaning "forty and two," to state their exact headcount.
The thread — The same group appears in Nehemiah 7:28 as the men of Beth-azmaveth, again listed with forty-two members. The parallel passage preserves the identical family designation and numerical record within a separate post-exilic register.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge the precise accounting of each returning lineage during the community's restoration. It asks for recognition that the rebuilt population was composed of named families with documented numbers, not an anonymous mass.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 7:28 the men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;