Ezra 2 · Verse 28

Ezra 2:28

The men of Beth–el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
Ezra 2:28, King James Version

Ezra 2:28 in other translations

BSBthe men of Bethel and Ai, 223;
WEBThe men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
ASVThe men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
YLTMen of Beth-El and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
DARBYThe men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
BBEThe men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three.
WebsterThe men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

What does Ezra 2:28 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 2:1-35

An account was kept of the families that came up out of captivity. See how sin lowers a nation, which righteousness would exalt!

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Ezra 2:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582
בֵֽית\־veit-Beth-H1008
אֵל֙'el-elH1008
וְהָעָ֔יve.ha.'Aiand <the> AiH5857
מָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimtwo hundredH3967
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה\׃\ \סu.she.lo.Shahand threeH7969

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezra 2:28

  • Genesis 12:8

    And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

  • Joshua 8:9

    Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

  • Joshua 8:17

    And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth–el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

  • Joshua 7:2

    And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

  • Nehemiah 7:33

    The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

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Ai.
Ge 12:8
Hai.
Jos 7:2; 8:9,17; Ne 7:33
133.

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Context

  • Ezra 2:27

    The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

  • Ezra 2:28

    The men of Beth–el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

  • Ezra 2:29

    The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

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Ezra 2:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los varones de Beth-el y Hai, doscientos veinte y tres;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
les hommes de Béthel et d’Aï, 223;
German
Elberfelder 1871
die Männer von Bethel und Ai, 223;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Viri Bethel et Hai, ducenti viginti tres.