Ezra 2:7

Contemporary English Version

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Elam’s descendants 1,254

Hebrew Names Version
The children of `Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

King James Version
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

English Standard Version
The sons of Elam, 1,254.

New Century Version
the descendants of Elam—1,254;

New English Translation
the descendants of Elam: 1,254;

Amplified Bible
the sons of Elam, 1,254;

New American Standard Bible
the sons of Elam, 1,254;

World English Bible
The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftie:

Legacy Standard Bible
the sons of Elam, 1,254;

Berean Standard Bible
the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

Easy-to-Read Version
the descendants of Elam 1254

George Lamsa Translation
The descendants of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

Good News Translation

Lexham English Bible
the descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

Literal Translation
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty four.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the children of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftye:

American Standard Version
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Bible in Basic English
The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fiftie and foure.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

King James Version (1611)
The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred fiftie and foure.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The children of Ælam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

English Revised Version
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the sones of Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;

Update Bible Version
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

New King James Version
the people of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

New Living Translation
The family of Elam 1,254

New Life Bible
1,254 sons of Elam,

New Revised Standard
Of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

Douay-Rheims Bible
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.

Revised Standard Version
The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
the sons of Elam, 1,254;

Contextual Overview

¹ King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had captured many of the people of Judah and had taken them as prisoners to Babylonia. Now they were on their way back to Jerusalem and to their own towns everywhere in Judah. ²Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah were in charge of the ones who were coming back. And here is a list of how many returned from each family group: 2,172 from the family of Parosh; 372 from the family of Shephatiah; 775 from the family of Arah; 2,812 descendants of Jeshua and Joab from the family of Pahath Moab; 1,254 from the family of Elam; 945 from the family of Zattu; 760 from the family of Zaccai; 642 from the family of Bani; 623 from the family of Bebai; 1,222 from the family of Azgad; 666 from the family of Adonikam; 2,056 from the family of Bigvai; 454 from the family of Adin; 98 from the family of Ater, also known as Hezekiah; 323 from the family of Bezai; 112 from the family of Jorah; 223 from the family of Hashum; and 95 from the family of Gibbar. ²¹Here is how many people returned whose ancestors had come from the following towns: 123 from Bethlehem; 56 from Netophah; 128 from Anathoth; 42 from Azmaveth; 743 from Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth; 621 from Ramah and Geba; 122 from Michmas; 223 from Bethel and Ai; 52 from Nebo; 156 from Magbish; 1,254 from the other Elam; 320 from Harim; 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono; 345 from Jericho; and 3,630 from Senaah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Elam: Ezra 2:31, Ezra 8:7, Ezra 10:26, Nehemiah 7:12

Cross-References

Genesis 2:14
The Tigris River that flows east of Assyria is the third, and the fourth is the Euphrates River.

Genesis 2:15
The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it.

Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God made him fall into a deep sleep, and he took out one of the man's ribs. Then after closing the man's side,

Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God sent them out of the Garden of Eden, where they would have to work the ground from which the man had been made.

Genesis 7:22
The Lord destroyed everything that breathed. Nothing was left alive except Noah and the others in the boat.

Numbers 16:22
But the two men bowed down and prayed, "Our God, you gave these people life. Why would you punish everyone here when only one man has sinned?"

Numbers 27:16
"You are the Lord God, and you know what is in everyone's heart. So I ask you to appoint a leader for Israel.

Job 4:19
Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?

Job 27:3
and while he gives me breath,

Job 33:6
We each were made from clay, and God has no favorites,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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