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Ezra 2:36

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These are the priests who returned from exile:
The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973
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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jedaiah;   Jeshua;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Jehoiarib;   Jeshua;   Priest;   Zacharias;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Captivity;   Jedaiah (1);   Jehoiarib;   Jeshua;   Levites;   Nethinim;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezra, Book of;   Hodaviah;   Jedaiah;   Jeshua;   Zerubbabel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Addus;   Ammidioi;   Eneneus;   Ezra, Book of;   Jedaiah;   Jeddu;   Jeshua;   Jesus;   Kilan;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Ozias;   Priests and Levites;   Sanasib;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abijah ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jedaiah ;   Jeshua, Jeshuah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Apocrypha;   Levites;   Priest;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jedai'ah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;   Jedaiah;   Jeshua;   Law in the Old Testament;   Priests and Levites;   Sanasib;  

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Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The priests included
Hebrew Names Version
The Kohanim: the children of Yedayah, of the house of Yeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
King James Version
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
English Standard Version
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973.
New Century Version
These are the priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua)—973;
New English Translation
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua): 973;
Amplified Bible
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
New American Standard Bible
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
World English Bible
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Priests: of the sonnes of Iedaiah of the house of Ieshua, nine hundreth seuentie and three:
Legacy Standard Bible
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
Berean Standard Bible
The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
Contemporary English Version
Here is a list of how many returned from each family of priests: 973 descendants of Jeshua from the family of Jedaiah; 1,052 from the family of Immer; 1,247 from the family of Pashhur; and 1,017 from the family of Harim.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
Easy-to-Read Version
These are the priests: the descendants of Jedaiah through the family of Jeshua 973
George Lamsa Translation
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Joshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
Literal Translation
The priests: The sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy three.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The prestes. The children of Iedaia of the house of Iesua, nyne hundreth and thre and seuentye:
American Standard Version
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Bible in Basic English
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The priestes: of the children of Iedaia of the house of Iesua, nine hundred seuentie and three.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
King James Version (1611)
The Priests. The children of Iedaiah, of the house of Ieshua, nine hundred, seuentie and three.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the priests, the sons of Jedua, belonging to the house of Jesus, were nine hundred and seventy-three.
English Revised Version
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
preestis, the sones of Idaie, in the hows of Jesue, nyne hundrid and thre and seuenti;
Update Bible Version
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Webster's Bible Translation
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
New King James Version
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
New Life Bible
The religious leaders: 973 sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua,
New Revised Standard
The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The priests, The sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The priests: the children of Jadaia of the house of Josue, nine hundred seventy-three.
Revised Standard Version
The priests: the sons of Jedai'ah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
Young's Literal Translation
The Priests: sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
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Contextual Overview

36
These are the priests who returned from exile:
The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 37
The family of Immer 1,052 38
The family of Pashhur 1,247 39
The family of Harim 1,017 40
These are the Levites who returned from exile:
The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74 41
The singers of the family of Asaph 128 42
The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139 43
The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
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Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jedaiah: 1 Chronicles 9:10, 1 Chronicles 24:7

Jeshua: Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:39

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 24:11 - Jeshuah Ezra 7:24 - touching any Nehemiah 10:28 - the rest Nehemiah 11:10 - Jedaiah

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 36-39. The priests,.... An account of them is given in this and the three following verses, and only four families are mentioned, those of Jedaiah, Immer, Pashur, and Harim, and the number of them amounted to 4289; these, according to the Jews, were heads of four courses, which were all that returned from Babylon u.

u T. Hieros. Taanioth, fol. 68. 1.

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 36. The priests — The preceding list takes in the census of Judah and Benjamin.

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