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Ezra 2:2

These are the people who returned with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the list of names and numbers of men from Israel who returned:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Azariah;   Baanah;   Bigvai;   Bilshan;   Jeshua;   Joshua;   Mispereth;   Nehemiah;   Raamiah;   Reelaiah;   Rehum;   Seraiah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jeshua;   Joshua;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Zerubbabel or Zorobabel;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezra;   Haggai;   Joshua the son of jehozadak;   Zechariah, book of;   Zerubbabel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bilshan;   Mizpar;   Nehemiah;   Raamiah;   Rehum;   Seraiah;   Sheshbazzar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bannah;   Bigvai;   Bilshan;   Mordecai;   Nehemiah;   Nehum;   Raamiah;   Reelaiah;   Rehum;   Seraiah;   Sheshbazzar;   Zerubbabel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Baana;   Bigvai;   Bilshan;   Exile;   Ezra, Book of;   Hodaviah;   Jeshua;   Mispar;   Mispereth;   Mizpar;   Mordecai;   Nahamani;   Nehemiah;   Raamiah;   Reelaiah;   Rehum;   Seraiah;   Zerubbabel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Addus;   Ammidioi;   Aspharasus;   Azariah;   Baanah;   Beelsarus;   Bigvai;   Bilshan;   Eneneus;   Ezra, Book of;   Kilan;   Mardocheus;   Mispar;   Mordecai;   Nahamani;   Nehemiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Nehemias;   Nehum;   Ozias;   Priests and Levites;   Raamiah;   Reelias;   Rehum;   Seraiah;   Zadok;   Zaraias;   Zerubbabel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Azariah ;   Baanah ;   Bigvai ;   Bilshan ;   Jeshua, Jeshuah ;   Mispereth ;   Mordecai ;   Nehemiah ;   Reelaiah ;   Rehum ;   Seraiah ;   Zerubbabel ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Reelaiah;   Rehum;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Apocrypha;   Baana;   Captivity;   Nehemiah;   Zerubbabel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ba'anah;   Big'va-I;   Bil'shan;   Miz'par;   Nehemi'ah;   Ra-Ami'ah;   Re-Ela'iah;   Re'hum;   Sera'iah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Zerubbabel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Aspharasus;   Baana;   Baanah;   Beelsarus;   Bigvai;   Bilshan;   Chronology of the Old Testament;   Jeshua;   Mardocheus;   Mispar;   Nahamani;   Nehemias;   Nehum;   Raamiah;   Reelaiah;   Reelias;   Rehum;   Resaias;   Roimus;   Seraiah;   Zaraias;   Zechariah, Book of;   Zerubbabel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Azariah;   Baanah;   Mordecai;   Seraiah;   Synagogue, the Great;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
Hebrew Names Version
who came with Zerubbavel, Yeshua, Nechemyah, Serayah, Re`elayah, Mordekhai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rechum, Ba`anah. The number of the men of the people of Yisra'el:
King James Version
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
English Standard Version
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
New Century Version
These people returned with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. These are the people from Israel:
New English Translation
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of Israelites was as follows:
Amplified Bible
These came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
New American Standard Bible
These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel:
World English Bible
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which came with Zerubbabel, to wit, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was,
Legacy Standard Bible
These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Berean Standard Bible
accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
Contemporary English Version
Zerubbabel, 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
George Lamsa Translation
Those who came with Zerubbabel: Joshua, Nehemiah, Seriah, Arelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Minianah, Bigvai, Arhom, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Literal Translation
who came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and came with Zorobabel, Iesua, Nehemias, Seraia, Reeleia, Mardachai, Bilsan, Mispar, Begeuai, Rehum and Baena. This is now the nombre of the men of the people of Israel:
American Standard Version
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Bible in Basic English
Who went with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah, The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They that came with Zorobabel [are these:] Iesua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Rehelaia, Mardochai, Bilsan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baana. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
King James Version (1611)
Which came with Zerubbabel, Ieshua, Nehemiah, Saraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Biguai, Rehum, Baanah: The number of the men of the people of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
who came with Zorobabel: Jesus, Neemias, Saraias, Reelias, Mardochaeus, Balasan, Masphar, Baguai, Reum, Baana. The number of the people of Israel:
English Revised Version
which came with Zerubbabel Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jesua, Neemie, Saray, Rahelaie, Mardochaa, Belsan, Mesfar, Begnay, Reum, Baana. This is the noumbre of men of the sones of Israel; the sones of Phares,
Update Bible Version
who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Webster's Bible Translation
Who came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
New King James Version
Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Nehemiah 7:7">[fn] Bigvai, Rehum, Nehemiah 7:7">[fn] and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
New Living Translation
Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:
New Life Bible
These people returned with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of Israel:
New Revised Standard
They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite people:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
who came in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai Rehum, Baanah, - the number of the men of the people of Israel: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who came with Zorobabel, Josue, Nehemia, Saraia, Rahelaia, Mardochai, Belsan, Mesphar, Beguai, Rehum, Baana. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Revised Standard Version
They came with Zerub'babel, Jeshua, Nehemi'ah, Serai'ah, Re-el-ai'ah, Mor'decai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigva'i, Rehum, and Ba'anah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Young's Literal Translation
who have come in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah: The number of the men of the people of Israel:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

Contextual Overview

1 These are the people of the province who returned from captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken these people as prisoners to Babylon. They now returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to their own town. 2 These are the people who returned with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the list of names and numbers of men from Israel who returned: 3 the descendants of Parosh 2172 4 the descendants of Shephatiah 372 5 the descendants of Arah 775 6 the descendants of Pahath Moab of the family of Jeshua and Joab 2812 7 the descendants of Elam 1254 8 the descendants of Zattu 945 9 the descendants of Zaccai 760 10 the descendants of Bani 642

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zerubbabel: Ezra 1:11, Sheshbazzar, Nehemiah 7:7, Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:12, Haggai 1:14, Haggai 2:2, Haggai 2:4, Haggai 2:21, Zechariah 4:6-10, Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:13, Zorobabel

Jeshua: Ezra 3:8, Ezra 3:9, Ezra 4:3, Ezra 5:2, Haggai 1:12, Haggai 1:14, Haggai 2:4, Zechariah 3:1, Zechariah 3:3, Zechariah 3:8, Zechariah 3:9, Joshua

Seraiah: Nehemiah 7:7, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mispereth, Nehum

Rehum: Ezra 4:8

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 3:19 - Zerubbabel Ezra 3:2 - Zerubbabel Ezra 4:2 - Zerubbabel Ezra 10:18 - Jeshua Nehemiah 7:11 - Pahathmoab Nehemiah 7:19 - Bigvai Nehemiah 12:1 - the priests Jeremiah 30:21 - nobles Jeremiah 40:8 - Netophathite

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.
Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, in a place named Eden. He put the man he made in that garden.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first river was Pishon. This river flowed around the entire country of Havilah.
Exodus 23:12
"Work for six days, but on the seventh day, rest! This will allow your slaves and other workers a time to rest and relax. And your bulls and donkeys will also have a time of rest.
Exodus 31:17
The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.'" (The Lord worked six days and made the sky and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.)
Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no one should work—not you, your sons and daughters, foreigners living in your cities or your men and women slaves. Not even your cattle, donkeys, and other animals should do any work! Your slaves should be able to rest just as you do.
Isaiah 58:13
That will happen when you stop sinning against God's law about the Sabbath and when you stop doing things to please yourself on that special day. You should call the Sabbath a happy day. You should honor the Lord 's special day by not saying and doing things that you do every other day of the week.
John 5:17
But he said to them, "My Father never stops working, and so I work too."
Hebrews 4:4
Yes, somewhere in the Scriptures he talked about the seventh day of the week. He said, "So on the seventh day God rested from all his work."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which came with Zerubbabel,.... The head of them, the prince of Judah; and the chief that came with him are the ten following; Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah; the first of these, Jeshua, was Joshua the high priest, the son of Josedech, Haggai 1:1. Dr. Lightfoot s thinks that Nehemiah is the same, whose name the following book bears; and that Mordecai is he who was uncle to Esther, so Aben Ezra; but, if so, they must both return again; for that Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, Nehemiah 1:1, and that Mordecai brought up his niece in the city of Shushan, in the times of Ahasuerus, is certain; and this, with respect to both, is denied by others t, who take them to be different men of the same name; and the same writer is of opinion that Seraiah, and who is called Azariah, Nehemiah 7:7 is the same with Ezra, who therefore must and did return, since he went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes, Ezra 7:1, as for the others, we know nothing more of them than their names:

the number of the men of the people of Israel; either of the principal of them before named, or of the common people, which next follows.

s Works, vol. 1. p. 127. So Broughton, Works, p. 258. t Vid. Rainold. de Libr. Apocryph. Praelect. 111, 117, 148.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezra 2:2. Which came with Zerubbabel — There are many difficulties in this table of names; but as we have no less than three copies of it, that contained here from Ezra 2:1-67, a second in Nehemiah 7:6-69, and a third in 1Esdras 5:7-43, on a careful examination they will be found to correct each other. The versions also, and the Variae Lectiones of Kennicott and De Rossi, do much toward harmonizing the names.

Though the sum total at the end of each of these enumerations is equal, namely 42,360, yet the particulars reckoned up make in Ezra only 29,818, and in Nehemiah 31,089. We find that Nehemiah mentions 1765 persons which are not in Ezra, and Ezra has 494 not mentioned by Nehemiah. Mr. Alting thinks that this circumstance, which appears to render all hope of reconciling them impossible, is precisely the very point by which they can be reconciled; for if we add Ezra's surplus to the sum in Nehemiah, and the surplus of Nehemiah to the number in Ezra, the numbers will be equal.


Thus: - The number in Ezra ... 29,818
Surplus in Nehemiah ....... 1,765

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Sum total ............ 31,583

The number in Nehemiah.... 31,089
The surplus in Ezra ..... 494

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Sum total ............ 31,583


If we subtract this sum 31,583 from 42,360, we shall have a deficiency of 10,777 from the numbers as summed up in the text; and these are not named here, either because their registers were not found, or they were not of Judah and Benjamin, the tribes particularly concerned, but of the other Israelitish tribes; see Ezra 2:36.


 
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