Ezra 2:31

Ezra 2:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
• New International Version (NIV)of the other Elam 1,254
• New King James Version (NKJV)the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
• New Living Translation (NLT)The citizens of West Elam 1,254

Context of Ezra 2:31

29The sons of Nebo, 52. 30The sons of Magbish, 156. The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. 32The sons of Harim, 320. 33The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725.

Ezra 2:31 word by word

בְּנֵי֙ עֵילָ֣ם אַחֵ֔ר אֶ֕לֶף מָאתַ֖יִם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702

Cross-references for Ezra 2:31

• Ezra 2:7The sons of Elam, 1,254.
• Nehemiah 7:34The sons of the other Elam, 1,254.

Commentaries on Ezra 2:31

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-35the men of...the descendants of: Some returnees were identified by their hometowns. Not everyone knew their family history or had famous ancestors. Most cities mentioned were near Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-701. children of the province--that is, Judea (Ezr 5:8), so called as being now reduced from an illustrious, independent, and powerful kingdom to an obscure, servile, tributary province of the Persian empire. This name is applied by the sacred historian to intimate that the Jewish exiles, though now released from captivity and allowed to return into their own land, were still the subjects of Cyrus, inhabiting a province dependent upon Persia. came again…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 2:31

• Elam

In the dictionaries

• Elam
• Elam; Elamites
• Captivity
• Temple, the Second
• Addus
• Adin
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi
• Augia
• Baiterus
• Barodis

Commentaries on Ezra 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings