OET interlinear EZRA 7:5

uW Translation Notes:

בֶּן־אֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ בֶּן־פִּֽינְחָס֙ בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֔ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of ʼAⱱīshūˊa son_of Pinḩāş son_of ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer the,head )

Here again, unless you have chosen to use the term “descendant” throughout this list, you can say “son” in each case here because each of these men was the actual father of the man whose name precedes his. Alternate translation: [the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron]

Note 1 topic: translate-names

אֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ & פִּֽינְחָס֙ & אֶלְעָזָ֔ר & אַהֲרֹ֥ן

ʼAⱱīshūˊa & (Some words not found in UHB: son_of ʼAⱱīshūˊa son_of Pinḩāş son_of ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer the,head )

These are the names of four men.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֖ן הָ⁠רֹֽאשׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of ʼAⱱīshūˊa son_of Pinḩāş son_of ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer the,head )

Here the book provides some background information to remind readers of who Aaron was. Alternate translation: [the high priest]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֖ן הָ⁠רֹֽאשׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of ʼAⱱīshūˊa son_of Pinḩāş son_of ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer the,head )

Here, head is a figurative way of saying “leader.” Specifically, it means that Aaron was the leader of the priests, or the high priest. Alternate translation: [the high priest]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֖ן הָ⁠רֹֽאשׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of ʼAⱱīshūˊa son_of Pinḩāş son_of ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer the,head )

The book assumes that readers will know that Aaron was the first high priest to serve in the tabernacle when God gave the law to Moses, his brother. Alternate translation: [the first high priest]