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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />the descendants of Parosh 2,172<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The family of Parosh 2,172<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the sons of Parosh, 2,172.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />the people of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />the sons of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />the sons of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />the sons of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />the sons of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />the sons (descendants) of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Parosh’s descendants 2,172<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Parosh&#8217s descendants 2,172 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the descendants of Parosh 2,172<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Descendants of Parosh: 2,172<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the descendants of Parosh: 2,172; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sons of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy and two.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The children of Pharos two thousand one hundred seventy-two. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The number of men of Israel: the children of Parash, two thousand and one hundred and seventy and two.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the children of Phares, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/2-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=172" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">The List of Returning Exiles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/6551.htm" title="6551: p̄ar·‘ōš (N-proper-fs) -- Two Isr. The same as par'osh; Parosh, the name of our Israelite.">of Parosh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’al·pa·yim (Number-md) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">2,172;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·nā·yim (Conj-w:: Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-8.htm">Nehemiah 7:8</a></span><br />the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6-7</a></span><br />These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, / accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-3.htm">Nehemiah 11:3-4</a></span><br />These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants— / while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">1 Chronicles 9:1-3</a></span><br />So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. / Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">Nehemiah 12:1-7</a></span><br />Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, / Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, / Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-23.htm">Nehemiah 3:23</a></span><br />Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Nehemiah 10:1-8</a></span><br />Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah, / Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, / Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-3</a></span><br />At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Nehemiah 9:1-3</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads. / Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-20.htm">Nehemiah 11:20</a></span><br />The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-12.htm">Matthew 1:12-16</a></span><br />After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, / Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. / Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-27.htm">Luke 3:27</a></span><br />the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5-11</a></span><br />Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. / And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. / Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1-5</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3-21</a></b></br> The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-21.htm">Ezra 2:21-25</a></b></br> The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three… </p><p class="hdg">Parosh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Ezra 8:3</a></b></br> Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.</p><p class="hdg">Pharosh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Ezra 10:25</a></b></br> Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-8.htm">Nehemiah 7:8</a></b></br> The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-14.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/1-11.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-14.htm">Parosh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/numbers/31-38.htm">Seventy-Two</a> <a href="/ezra/1-11.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/2-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/2-4.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Parosh</a> <a href="/ezra/2-4.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/ezra/2-4.htm">Seventy-Two</a> <a href="/ezra/2-6.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">The number that return of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-40.htm">of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">of the Nethinims</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-55.htm">of Solomon's servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">61. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-61.htm">of the priests who could not show their pedigree</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-64.htm">The whole number of them, with their substance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">68. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Their offerings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>the descendants of Parosh</b><br>The mention of "the descendants of Parosh" refers to one of the family groups returning from the Babylonian exile. Parosh is listed among the families that returned with Zerubbabel, a leader in the restoration of Jerusalem and the temple. This family is also mentioned in <a href="/nehemiah/7-8.htm">Nehemiah 7:8</a>, indicating their continued significance in the post-exilic community. The name Parosh means "flea," which may suggest humility or insignificance, yet their inclusion highlights the importance of every family in the restoration process. The descendants of Parosh were part of the first wave of returnees, emphasizing their commitment to reestablishing their heritage and faith in the Promised Land.<p><b>2172</b><br>The number 2,172 represents the members of the Parosh family who returned to Jerusalem. This substantial number indicates the size and influence of the Parosh family within the Jewish community. The specific counting of individuals underscores the importance of each person in the rebuilding efforts and the reconstitution of the nation. This enumeration reflects the meticulous record-keeping of the time, which was crucial for maintaining tribal and family identities. The large number also suggests the fulfillment of God's promise to preserve a remnant of His people, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>, where a remnant returns to the mighty God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/parosh.htm">Parosh</a></b><br>Parosh is the name of a family or clan that returned from the Babylonian exile. The name means "flea" in Hebrew, which may indicate humility or insignificance in the eyes of the world, yet they are significant in God's plan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_return_from_exile.htm">The Return from Exile</a></b><br>This event marks the return of the Jewish people from Babylonian captivity to Jerusalem and Judah, as decreed by King Cyrus of Persia. It is a fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people to their land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_census.htm">The Census</a></b><br>The listing of the descendants of Parosh is part of a larger census recorded in <a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">Ezra 2</a>, which details the families and individuals who returned to Jerusalem. This census underscores the importance of community and identity among God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a></b><br>The descendants of Parosh, though seemingly insignificant, are recorded in Scripture. This teaches us that God values faithfulness, regardless of our status or size.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>The detailed census in <a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">Ezra 2</a> emphasizes the importance of community and belonging. As believers, we are part of a spiritual family and should value our place within it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The return from exile is a testament to God's faithfulness. We can trust that God will fulfill His promises in our lives, even when circumstances seem bleak.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had a clear identity as God's people, we too have an identity in Christ. Understanding who we are in Him is crucial for living out our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_numbers_are_accurate__nehemiah_or_ezra.htm">If the numbers in Nehemiah 7 differ from parallel lists in Ezra, which set of figures is historically accurate, and why do they conflict?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_david_help_saul's_kin_despite_past.htm">In 2 Samuel 9:3, how do we reconcile David's swift willingness to help Saul's descendant with the longstanding hostilities described elsewhere in 1 and 2 Samuel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/zattu's_children__945_or_845.htm">How many were the children of Zattu? Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2:8) Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_go_to_hell_post-crucifixion.htm">Did Jesus descend to hell after his crucifixion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The children of Parosh</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Then comes the enumeration of the family and local names. In the following instances we note when two of the three authorities agree. In <a href="/ezra/2-6.htm" title="The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.">Ezra 2:6</a>, Ezra is confirmed by 1 Esdras as against Nehemiah's 2,818; in <a href="/ezra/2-8.htm" title="The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.">Ezra 2:8</a>, against his 945; in <a href="/ezra/2-11.htm" title="The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.">Ezra 2:11</a>, against his 628; in <a href="/ezra/2-15.htm" title="The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.">Ezra 2:15</a>, against his 655; in <a href="/ezra/2-17.htm" title="The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.">Ezra 2:17</a>, against his 324; in <a href="/ezra/2-33.htm" title="The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.">Ezra 2:33</a>, against his 721. In <a href="/ezra/2-10.htm" title="The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.">Ezra 2:10</a>, the children of Bani, or Binnui, are 642, but 1 Esdras agrees with Nehemiah in making them 648; in <a href="/ezra/2-14.htm" title="The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.">Ezra 2:14</a>, the two latter correct <span class= "ital">666</span> into 667.--In <a href="/ezra/2-20.htm" title="The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.">Ezra 2:20</a>, heads of families become places; Nehemiah substitutes Gibeon for Gibbar. <a href="/ezra/2-30.htm" title="The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.">Ezra 2:30</a> has no representative in Nehemiah. In <a href="/ezra/2-31.htm" title="The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.">Ezra 2:31</a>, "the other Elam" has the same number as Elam in <a href="/ezra/2-7.htm" title="The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.">Ezra 2:7</a>; and the Nebo of <a href="/ezra/2-29.htm" title="The children of Nebo, fifty and two.">Ezra 2:29</a> is called in Nehemiah "the other Nebo," though the only one, as if the "other" had slipped in from what in Nehemiah is found in the next verse. In a few cases all the authorities differ, but the differences are not important. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/2-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Parosh,</span><br /><span class="heb">פַרְעֹ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ar·‘ōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6551.htm">Strong's 6551: </a> </span><span class="str2">Parosh -- two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">2,172;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְפַּ֕יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’al·pa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/2-3.htm">OT History: Ezra 2:3 The children of Parosh two thousand one (Ezr. 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