81 These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
81 These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
81 These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
81 These are the family heads and those who signed up to go up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
81 These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes:
81 Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:1
Commentary on Ezra 8:1-20
(Read Ezra 8:1-20)
Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!