What Does Ezra 2:49 Mean in the King James?
The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Paseah’s name shares a Hebrew root that carries both “limp” and “pass over,” hiding an unexpected passage inside this family list.
THE MEANING
This verse keeps each family recognizable through its name. Uzza carries the sense of strength, while Paseah’s name comes from the root of limping; both lines remain named among the people.
THE ROOT
פָּסֵחַ
pāsēaḥ
GROWS FROM
פסח
A Hebrew root used for limping or hobbling, and also for passing over or sparing.
Paseah’s name carries the root’s sense of a limp, while the same consonants appear in the verb translated “pass over.” English turns the name into a label and hides this echo of passage.
ALSO GROWS
pāsaḥ: To limp or hobble.
פָּסַח
This is the root sense carried by Paseah’s name.
pāsaḥ: To pass over or spare.
פָּסַח
The same root appears in the Passover account, giving the name an unexpected connection to passage.
עֻזָּא
ʿUzzāʾ
GROWS FROM
עזז
To be strong or powerful.
Uzza carries the language of strength in its name. Beside Paseah, the verse preserves names with sharply different shades without collapsing either family into an anonymous crowd.
ALSO GROWS
ʿoz: Strength or might.
עֹז
This noun makes the strength carried by Uzza’s name audible.
ʿaz: Strong, fierce, or powerful.
עַז
This related form gives Uzza’s name the force of a quality, not merely a label.
THE PATTERN
A people remains visible when names and family lines are kept distinct.
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.THE THREAD
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.The name Paseah carries the root פסח (pāsaḥ), which appears here in “pass over.” In Ezra the root remains inside a family name; in Exodus it names an action, opening a second shade in the name.
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