New English Translation
Ezra 8:5
5from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
Ezra 8:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
- New International Version (NIV)of the descendants of Zattu, Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men.
- New King James Version (NKJV)of the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males;
Context of Ezra 8:5
3the son of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were enrolled by genealogy 150 men; 4from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men; from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men; 6from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men; 7from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
Read all of Ezra 8Ezra 8:5 word by word
מִבְּנֵ֥י זַתּוּא שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה בֶּן־יַחֲזִיאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֕וֹ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת הַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָהוּshekanyâh shekanyâhû · ShecaniahH7935
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵלyachăzîy'êl · JahazielH3166
- and with him threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- malesזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
Commentaries on Ezra 8:5
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14This list shows the family leaders who bravely traveled with Ezra to Jerusalem to join the Jewish community. It includes fifteen families represented by 1,515 men. With women and children, the total might have been around 5,000 people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon--The number given here amounts to 1754. But this is the register of adult males only, and as there were women and children also (Ezr 8:21), the whole caravan may be considered as comprising between six thousand and seven thousand.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezra 8
- 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
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