KJV ORIGINAL
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah from the family line of Merari, plus their relatives and their sons - twenty people in total.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the names and number of Levites from a specific family who joined Ezra's group returning to Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Ezra's careful record of the Levites who volunteered to return from Babylonian exile to Jerusalem around 458 BC. The Levites were the priestly tribe responsible for temple worship, and initially very few had volunteered to make the dangerous journey back to rebuild their homeland and restore proper worship.
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