Ezra 8:3

Ezra 8:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
• New International Version (NIV)of the descendants of Shekaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males;

Context of Ezra 8:3

1Now 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. 2Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel: of the sons of David, Hattush. Of the sons of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. 4Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males. 5Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

Ezra 8:3 word by word

מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה ס מִבְּנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֖שׁ זְכַרְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂ לִזְכָרִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ סRead the interlinear

• sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָהוּshekanyâh shekanyâhû · ShecaniahH7935
• Paroshפַּרְעֹשׁpar‛ôsh · ParoshH6551
• Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzekaryâh zekaryâhû · ZechariahH2148
• genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
• malesזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572

Cross-references for Ezra 8:3

• Ezra 2:3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
• Nehemiah 7:8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred and seventy and two.
• Nehemiah 10:14The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;

Commentaries on Ezra 8:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Of the sons of Shechaniah - There were three of this name; the second is mentioned Ezra 8:6, and the third Ezra 10:2. They were all different persons, as may be seen from their fathers' houses.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to Ezra 8:3

• Genealogy
• Parosh
• Pharosh
• Shechaniah
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Require
• Scribe
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Parosh
• Phoros
• Sechenias
• Shecaniah; Shechaniah
• Zacharias (1)

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