KJV ORIGINAL
Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the family of Bigvai: Uthai and Zabbud, along with seventy men.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is listing another family group that returned from exile in Babylon, showing God's faithfulness in bringing His people back home.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Ezra's detailed record of Jewish families who returned from Babylonian exile around 458 BC during the second wave of returnees. The Babylonians had conquered Jerusalem and taken many Jews captive decades earlier, but now the Persian king was allowing them to return and rebuild their temple and city.
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