Ezra 8:1
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New International Version (©2011)
These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

New Living Translation (©2007)
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:

English Standard Version (©2001)
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:

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Now these are the heads of their fathers' households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
These are the family leaders and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

International Standard Version (©2012)
These are the leaders of the families listed among those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

NET Bible (©2006)
These are the leaders and those enrolled with them by genealogy who were coming up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
These are the leaders of the families and the genealogy of those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
These are now the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
Now these are the heads of their fathers houses , and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now these are the chiefs of families, and the genealogy of them, who came up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

Darby Bible Translation
And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

English Revised Version
Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
Now 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 Artaxerxes the king:

Young's Literal Translation
And these are heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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!

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them,.... Which follows from hence to the end of Ezra 8:14,

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Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

A list of those heads of houses who returned with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. Compare the parallel list, 1 Esdr. 8:28-40. - Ezra 8:1 The tithe: "These are the heads of the houses, and (this is) their genealogy, who went up with me." אבתיהם ראשׁי for בּית־אבתיהם ראשׁי, as frequently. והתיחשׂם, "and their genealogy," is added, because in the list following the heads of the different houses are not merely enumerated according to their own names, but the names of the races to which they belonged are also stated.

Geneva Study Bible

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 {a} Artaxerxes the king.

(a) Read Ezr 7:1-28.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 8

Ezr 8:1-14. Ezra's Companions from Babylon.

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Ezra 8:1 Parallel Commentaries
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The Exiles who Returned with Ezra
1These 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. 2Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. 3Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. …

Ezra 7:7 Some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers and temple servants, also came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
Ezra 7:28 and who has extended his good favor to me before the king and his advisers and all the king's powerful officials. Because the hand of the LORD my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
Ezra 8:2 of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush