Ezra 2:43 Meaning and Explanation
“The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,”
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Read Full Chapter →The list turns to the Nethinim, the temple servants given to assist the Levites.
What Does Ezra 2:43 Mean?
Now begins the long roll of the Nethinim, a class of temple servants assigned to aid the Levites in the lower labors of the sanctuary. The first of their many families — Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth — are named here.
The very name marks them as 'given ones,' dedicated to the service of God's house. That such humble servants are recorded by family name shows how every level of temple work was honored. In God's economy the lowliest helper is named and remembered alongside the high priest.
Ezra 2:43 in the Original Language
Nethinim (נְתינִים) means 'given ones' or 'those given' -- servants dedicated to assist in the temple's labor.
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What does Ezra 2:43 mean?
The list turns to the Nethinim, the temple servants given to assist the Levites.