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Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 2:21

Sons of Beth-Lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezra, Book of;   Zerubbabel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Addus;   Ammidioi;   Eneneus;   Ezra, Book of;   Kilan;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Ozias;   Priests and Levites;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Apocrypha;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethlehem;   Beth-Lehemite;   Beth-Lomon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Beth-Lehem-Judah;  

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

Contextual Overview

1 And these [are] sons of the province who are going up -- of the captives of the removal that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed to Babylon, and they turn back to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city -- 2 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: 3 Sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. 4 Sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 Sons of Arah, seven hundred five and seventy. 6 Sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua, Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 7 Sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 Sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty and five. 9 Sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty. 10 Sons of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

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

Genesis 15:12
And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon him;
1 Samuel 26:12
And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep [from] Jehovah hath fallen upon them.
Job 4:13
In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,
Job 33:15
In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
Proverbs 19:15
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
Daniel 8:18
And in his speaking with me, I have been in a trance on my face, on the earth; and he cometh against me, and causeth me to stand on my station,

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.


 
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