Bible Strands
Ezra 2:38
the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text operates as a post-exilic census record enumerating the returning Judean families who rebuilt Jerusalem. It lists specific ancestral groups and their numerical contributions to the restoration community.
The words — בְּנֵ֣י (benei) translates literally to "descendants" or "sons," and פַשְׁח֔וּר (Pashhur) names a specific clan leader. The verse records this family line as totaling 1,247 individuals.
The thread — The same count appears in Nehemiah 7:41, while Ezra 10:22 lists six named men from this clan who dissolved foreign marriages. 1 Chronicles 9:12 traces the Pashhur lineage back through Jeroham and Malchijah.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to acknowledge named lineages as the structural units of the restored community. It demands tracking how specific families reconstituted Israel’s religious and social order after exile.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 9:12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
- Ezra 10:22 From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- Nehemiah 7:41 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;