Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:17
the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records the genealogical roll call of the returned exiles during the restoration of Jerusalem. The narrator lists specific family groups and their enumerated headcounts in sequential order.
The words — בְּנֵ֣י (be.Nei) literally means “descendants of,” and עַזְגָּ֔ד ('az.Gad) names the specific clan. The Hebrew number sequence אַלְפַּ֕יִם שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּ/שְׁנָֽיִֽם directly structures the figure two thousand three hundred twenty-two.
The thread — Ezra 2:12 records the identical group with a count of one thousand two hundred twenty-two. The parallel census lists track the same post-exilic families across different textual witnesses.
Why it lands — The passage demands precise attention to the recorded numbers and the named clans. It requires the reader to compare the variant headcount with Ezra 2:12 without smoothing over the discrepancy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:12 the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;