Ezra 2:25

Ezra 2:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
• New International Version (NIV)of Kiriath Jearim,Kephirah and Beeroth 743
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the people of Kirjath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;

Context of Ezra 2:25

23the men of Anathoth—128 24the sons of Azmaveth—42 the sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beerot—743 26the sons of Ramah and Geba—621 27the men of Michmas—122

Ezra 2:25 word by word

בְּנֵ֨י קִרְיַ֤ת עָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Kirjath–arimקִרְיַת יְעָרִיםqiryath ye‛ârîym qiryath ‛ârîym · Kiriath-jearimH7157
• Chephirahכְּפִירָהkephîyrâh · ChephirahH3716
• and Beerothבְּאֵרוֹתbe'êrôth · BeerothH881
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for Ezra 2:25

• Joshua 9:17So Bnei-Yisrael journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
• Nehemiah 7:29The men of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth—743

Commentaries on Ezra 2:25

• 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 2:25

• Beeroth
• Chephirah
• Kirjath-Jearim

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Temple, the Second
• Addus
• Adin
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi
• Augia
• Baiterus
• Barodis
• Beeroth
• Caphira

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