Study it in the app“And the sons of the exile did so. And there were set apart Ezra the priest and men, heads of the fathers’ houses, according to their fathers’ house, and all of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to inquire into the matter;”
Andוַthe sonsבְּנֵיof the exileהַגּוֹלָהdidיַּעֲשׂוּso.כֵןAnd there were set apartוַיִּבָּדְלוּEzraעֶזְרָאthe priestהַכֹּהֵןand men,אֲנָשִׁיםheadsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ houses,הָאָבוֹתaccording to their fathers’ house,לְבֵית אֲבֹתָםand all of themוְכֻלָּםby name;בְּשֵׁמוֹתand they sat downוַיֵּשְׁבוּon the first dayבְּיוֹם אֶחָדof the tenthלַ הָעֲשִׂירִיmonthחֹדֶשׁto inquire intoלְדַרְיוֹשׁthe matter;הַדָּבָר
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsexile, exiles
Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).
Where else “gola” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaasu” appearsseparate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “yibadlu” appearsEzra
Ezra: a priest and scribe, a descendant of Aaron, who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem to teach the law. Also another man of the same name in Nehemiah. The name means "help".
Where else “ezra” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearshead of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshvu” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsfirst
Literally "one": day one of the month.
Where else “echad” appearstenth
The one in tenth place in a list.
Where else “asiri” appearsmonth
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appearsrequire
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “daryosh” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood against this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
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17and they finished with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
