Ezra 2:21

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Bethlehem’s people 123

Hebrew Names Version
The children of Beit-Lechem, one hundred twenty-three.

King James Version
The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

English Standard Version
The sons of Bethlehem, 123.

New Century Version
These are the people from the towns: of Bethlehem—123;

New English Translation
The men of Bethlehem: 123;

Amplified Bible
the men of Bethlehem, 123;

New American Standard Bible
the men of Bethlehem, 123;

World English Bible
The children of Beth-lehem, one hundred twenty-three.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Beth-lehem, an hundreth and three and twentie:

Legacy Standard Bible
the sons of Bethlehem, 123;

Berean Standard Bible
the men of Bethlehem, 123;

Contemporary English Version
Here 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.

Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
The children of Bethlehem, a hundred and twenty-three.

Easy-to-Read Version
from the town of Bethlehem 123

George Lamsa Translation
The people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three.

Good News Translation

Lexham English Bible
the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three;

Literal Translation
The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred and twenty three.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the children off Bethleem, an hundreth and thre and twentye:

American Standard Version
The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

Bible in Basic English
The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred and twenty-three.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twentie and three.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

King James Version (1611)
The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twentie and three.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The children of Bethlaem, a hundred and twenty-three.

English Revised Version
The children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the sones of Bethleem weren an hundrid and eiyte and twenti;

Update Bible Version
The sons of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

New King James Version
the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three;

New Living Translation
The people of Bethlehem 123

New Life Bible
123 sons of Bethlehem,

New Revised Standard
Of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred and twenty-three;

Douay-Rheims Bible
The children of Bethlehem, a hundred twenty-three.

Revised Standard Version
The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Beth-Lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
the men of Bethlehem, 123;

Contextual Overview

¹These are the people from the province who now returned from the captivity, exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his hometown. They came in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The numbers of the returning Israelites by families of origin were as follows: Parosh, 2,172 Shephatiah, 372 Arah, 775 Pahath-Moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812 Elam, 1,254 Zattu, 945 Zaccai, 760 Bani, 642 Bebai, 623 Azgad, 1,222 Adonikam, 666 Bigvai, 2,056 Adin, 454 Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98 Bezai, 323 Jorah, 112 Hashum, 223 Gibbar, 95. Israelites identified by place of origin were as follows: Bethlehem, 123 Netophah, 56 Anathoth, 128 Azmaveth, 42 Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743 Ramah and Geba, 621 Micmash, 122 Bethel and Ai, 223 Nebo, 52 Magbish, 156 Elam (the other one), 1,254 Harim, 320 Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725 Jericho, 345 Senaah, 3,630. Priestly families: Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973 Immer, 1,052 Pashhur, 1,247 Harim, 1,017. Levitical families: Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74. Singers: Asaph's family line, 128. Security guard families: Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139. Families of temple support staff: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, Keros, Siaha, Padon, Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, Besai, Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim, Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, Barkos, Sisera, Temah, Neziah, and Hatipha. Families of Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami. Temple support staff and Solomon's servants added up to 392.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Bethlehem: 1 Chronicles 2:50-52

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:42 - the father of Hebron Ezra 2:3 - children Nehemiah 7:26 - Bethlehem

Cross-References

1 Samuel 26:12
David took the spear and water jug that were right beside Saul's head, and they slipped away. Not a soul saw. Not a soul knew. No one woke up! They all slept through the whole thing. A blanket of deep sleep from God had fallen on them.

Job 33:15
"In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds— God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings To turn them back from something bad they're planning, from some reckless choice, And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.

Proverbs 19:15
Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.

Daniel 8:18
A Vision of a Ram and a Billy Goat "In King Belshazzar's third year as king, another vision came to me, Daniel. This was now the second vision. "In the vision, I saw myself in Susa, the capital city of the province Elam, standing at the Ulai Canal. Looking around, I was surprised to see a ram also standing at the gate. The ram had two huge horns, one bigger than the other, but the bigger horn was the last to appear. I watched as the ram charged: first west, then north, then south. No beast could stand up to him. He did just as he pleased, strutting as if he were king of the beasts. "While I was watching this, wondering what it all meant, I saw a billy goat with an immense horn in the middle of its forehead come up out of the west and fly across the whole country, not once touching the ground. The billy goat approached the double-horned ram that I had earlier seen standing at the gate and, enraged, charged it viciously. I watched as, mad with rage, it charged the ram and hit it so hard that it broke off its two horns. The ram didn't stand a chance against it. The billy goat knocked the ram to the ground and stomped all over it. Nothing could have saved the ram from the goat. "Then the billy goat swelled to an enormous size. At the height of its power its immense horn broke off and four other big horns sprouted in its place, pointing to the four points of the compass. And then from one of these big horns another horn sprouted. It started small, but then grew to an enormous size, facing south and east—toward lovely Palestine. The horn grew tall, reaching to the stars, the heavenly army, and threw some of the stars to the earth and stomped on them. It even dared to challenge the power of God, Prince of the Celestial Army! And then it threw out daily worship and desecrated the Sanctuary. As judgment against their sin, the holy people of God got the same treatment as the daily worship. The horn cast God's Truth aside. High-handed, it took over everything and everyone. "Then I overheard two holy angels talking. One asked, ‘How long is what we see here going to last—the abolishing of daily worship, this devastating judgment against sin, the kicking around of God's holy people and the Sanctuary?' "The other answered, ‘Over the course of 2,300 sacrifices, evening and morning. Then the Sanctuary will be set right again.' "While I, Daniel, was trying to make sense of what I was seeing, suddenly there was a humanlike figure standing before me. "Then I heard a man's voice from over by the Ulai Canal calling out, ‘Gabriel, tell this man what is going on. Explain the vision to him.' He came up to me, but when he got close I became terrified and fell facedown on the ground. "He said, ‘Understand that this vision has to do with the time of the end.' As soon as he spoke, I fainted, my face in the dirt. But he picked me up and put me on my feet.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 21. The children of Beth-lehem — The inhabitants: see before.