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Nehemiah 7:55

the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Barkos;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Levites;   Sisera;   Tamah;   Thamah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Nethinim;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Barkos;   Sisera;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Barkos, the Children of;   Census;   Ezra, the Book of;   Hananiah;   Sisera;   Tamah, the Children of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nehemiah;   Nethinim;   Sisera;   Tamah;   Temah;   Zerubbabel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acud;   Ammidioi;   Barchus;   Barkos;   Ezra, Book of;   Hagab;   Kilan;   Nehemiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Nethinim;   Serar;   Temah;   Zorzelleus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Barkos ;   Nethinim ;   Sisera ;   Thamah, Tamah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Nethinim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bar'kos;   Sis'era;   Ta'mah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Barchus;   Barkos;   Serar;   Sisera;   Temah;   Thomei;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Captivity;   Ezra, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Barkos’s descendants,
Hebrew Names Version
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temach,
King James Version
The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
English Standard Version
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
New Century Version
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
New English Translation
the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
Amplified Bible
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
New American Standard Bible
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
World English Bible
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Barkos, the sonnes of Sissera, the sonnes of Tamah,
Legacy Standard Bible
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
Easy-to-Read Version
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
George Lamsa Translation
The descendants of Bezuk, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Tamah.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
Literal Translation
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the children of Barcos, the children of Sissera, the children of Thamah,
American Standard Version
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
Bible in Basic English
The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The children of Barcos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah;
King James Version (1611)
The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamiah,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
the children of Barcue, the children of Sisarath, the children of Thema,
English Revised Version
the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sones of Arsa, sones of Berchos, sones of Sisara,
Update Bible Version
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
New King James Version
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah,
New Living Translation
Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
New Life Bible
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,
New Revised Standard
of Barkos, of Sisera, of Temah,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The children of Bercos, the children of Sisara, the children of Thema,
Revised Standard Version
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sis'era, the sons of Temah,
Young's Literal Translation
sons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Tamah,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,

Contextual Overview

5Then my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it: 6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: 8the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; 9the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; 10the descendants of Arah, 652; 11the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818; 12the descendants of Elam, 1,254; 13the descendants of Zattu, 845; 14the descendants of Zaccai, 760;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Tamah: Here there is no variation in the original; it being uniformly Tamah. Ezra 2:53, Thamah

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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