Ezra 2:39

2:39 the descendants of Harim: 1,017.

Ezra 2:1

The Names of the Returning Exiles

2:1 ¹ These are the people ²  of the province who were going up, ³  from the captives of the exile whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile in Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem ⁴  and Judah, each to his own city.

Ezra 1:8

1:8 King Cyrus of Persia entrusted ⁵  them to ⁶  Mithredath ⁷  the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar ⁸  the leader of the Judahite exiles. ⁹ 

Nehemia 7:42

7:42 the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

[2:1]  ¹ sn The list of names and numbers in this chapter of Ezra has a parallel account in Neh 7:6-73. The fact that the two lists do not always agree in specific details suggests that various textual errors have crept into the accounts during the transmission process.

[2:1]  ² tn Heb “the sons of.”

[2:1]  ³ tn The Hebrew term הָעֹלִים (ha’olim, “those who were going up” [Qal active participle]) refers to continual action in the past. Most translations render this as a simple past: “went up” (KJV), “came up” (RSV, ASV, NASV, NIV), “came” (NRSV). CEV paraphrases: “were on their way back.”

[2:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “brought them forth.”

[1:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “upon the hand of.”

[1:8]  ⁷ sn A Persian name meaning “gift of Mithras.” See HALOT 656 s.v. מִתְרְדָת.

[1:8]  ⁸ sn A Babylonian name with the probable meaning “Shamash protect the father.” See HALOT 1664-65 s.v. שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר.

[1:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “Sheshbazzar the prince to Judah”; TEV, CEV “the governor of Judah.”