Ezra 2 · Verse 66

Ezra 2:66

Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
Ezra 2:66, King James Version

Ezra 2:66 in other translations

BSBThey had 736 horses, 245 mules,
WEBTheir horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;
ASVTheir horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
YLTTheir horses are seven hundred thirty and six, their mules, two hundred forty and five,
DARBYTheir horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules two hundred and forty-five;
BBEThey had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts,
WebsterTheir horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

What does Ezra 2:66 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 66 Their horses - seven hundred, etc. - They went into captivity, stripped of every thing; they now return from it, abounding in the most substantial riches, viz., horses 736, or, according to Esdras, 7036; mules, 245; camels, 435; asses, 6720; besides gold, and silver, and rich stuffs. See below.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 2:64-70

Let none complain of the needful expenses of their religion. Seek first the kingdom of God, his favour and his glory, then will all other things be added unto them. Their offerings were nothing, compared with the offerings of the princes in David's time; yet, being according to their ability, were as acceptable to God. The Lord will carry us through all undertakings entered on according to his will, with an aim to…

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Ezra 2:66 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.

סוּסֵיהֶ֕םsu.sei.Hemhorses theirH5483
שְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'sevenH7651
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
וְשִׁשָּׁ֑הve.shi.Shahand sixH8337
פִּרְדֵיהֶ֕םpir.dei.Hemmules theirH6505
מָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimtwo hundredH3967
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH705
וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה\׃va.cha.mi.Shahand fiveH2568

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

Context

  • Ezra 2:65

    Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

  • Ezra 2:66

    Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

  • Ezra 2:67

    Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

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Ezra 2:66 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sus caballos eran setecientos treinta y seis; sus mulos, doscientos cuarenta y cinco;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ils avaient 736 chevaux, 245 mulets,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ihrer Rosse waren 736,ihrer Maultiere 245,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Equi eorum septingenti triginta sex, muli eorum, ducenti quadraginta quinque,