Ezra 2:40
Strong's Lexicon
The Levites:
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levite = see Levi 'joined to' 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

the descendants
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Jeshua
יֵשׁ֧וּעַ (yê·šū·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3442: Jeshua = 'he is saved' n pr m 1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan 2) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 3) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course 4) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 5) head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon 6) father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah n pr loc 7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity

and Kadmiel
וְקַדְמִיאֵ֛ל (wə·qaḏ·mî·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6934: Kadmiel = 'God is the ancient one' 1) a Levite, descendant of Hodaviah, and head of a family of returning exiles; also oversaw the work on the temple and also was one of the leaders of the people who led the people in the public confession

( through the line
לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Hodaviah ),
הוֹדַוְיָ֖ה (hō·w·ḏaw·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1938: Hodaviah = 'praise ye Jehovah' 1) a man of Manasseh, one of the heads of the half tribe on the east of Jordan 2) a man of Benjamin, son of Has-senuah 3) a Levite, who seems to have given his name to an important family in the tribe

74
שִׁבְעִ֥ים (šiḇ·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7657: 1) seventy

וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ (wə·’ar·bā·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 702: 1) four

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah 74

Young's Literal Translation
The Levites; sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Levites included: Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants 74

New American Standard Bible
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74

King James Bible
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah) 74

New Living Translation
These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74

English Standard Version
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.

New American Standard Bible
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.

King James Bible
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Levites included: Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74

International Standard Version
The Descendants of Levi: Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah: 74

NET Bible
The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah): 74.

American Standard Version
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

English Revised Version
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

Young's Literal Translation
The Levites; sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
















Cross References
Ezra 2:39
The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

Ezra 2:41
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.

Ezra 3:9
Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Ezra 2:38
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

Ezra 2:37
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

Ezra 2:42
The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.

Ezra 2:43
The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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