Ezra 2:1

“And these are the sons of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile to Babylon, and they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city,”

Ezra 2:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 2:1, word by word

are the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of the provinceמְּדִינָהmedina

province, district

Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.

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who came upעֹלִיםolim

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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from the captivityשְּׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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of the exilesגּוֹלָהgola

exile, 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).

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar (the Aramaic form of the name): king of Babylon who took Jerusalem, destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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had carried into exileהֶגְלָהhegla

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

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and they returnedיָּשׁוּבוּyashuvu

return

To go back to a place.

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to Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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and Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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to his cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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Translation note

“The province”: Judah, which was then a province of the Persian Empire. This list is repeated, with some differences, in Nehemiah 7.

Places in this verse

Mediterranean SeaBabylonJerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

  • 2Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

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