KJV ORIGINAL
The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists some of the temple servant families who returned from exile to help rebuild and serve in God's house.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of a census list recording the Jewish families who returned from Babylonian exile around 538 BC to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. The Nethinims were a group of temple servants, likely descendants of foreign peoples who had been assigned to help the Levites with manual labor and maintenance tasks around the temple.
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