Ezra 2:8

Study note

Setting — The text operates as a genealogical census for the returning exiles, listing the Zattu family group between the records for Elam and Zaccai.

The words — בְּנֵ֣י (be.Nei) translates literally as "descendants of," and זַתּ֔וּא (za.Tu') names the founding patriarch. The numeral phrase stacks תְּשַׁ֥ע (nine), מֵא֖וֹת (hundred), אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (forty), and חֲמִשָּֽׁה (five) to produce the stated total.

The thread — Nehemiah 7:13 tracks the same lineage but records a count of 845, and Ezra 10:27 extracts six named individuals from this group.

Why it lands — The verse requires a direct textual comparison of the Ezra 2:8 and Nehemiah 7:13 counts to resolve the numerical variance. It provides the raw data for reconstructing post-exilic family boundaries and leadership lines.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.