Ezra 8 · Verse 3

Ezra 8:3

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.

Ezra 8:3, King James Version

Ezra 8:3 in other translations

BSB	from the descendants of David, Hattush of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
WEB	Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.
ASV	Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
YLT	from the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and with him, reckoning themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.
DARBY	of the children of Shecaniah, of the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
BBE	Of the sons of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed a hundred and fifty males.
Webster	Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

What does Ezra 8:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah - There were three of this name; the second is mentioned Ezr 8:6, and the third Ezr 10:2. They were all different persons, as may be seen from their fathers' houses.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 8:1-20

Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!

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Ezra 8:3 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.

מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neiof [the] descendants ofH1121

שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה\ \סshe.khan.YahShecaniahH7935

מִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.Neiof [the] descendants ofH1121

פַרְעֹ֖שׁfar.'OshParoshH6551

זְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahZechariahH2148

וְעִמּ֛וֹve.'i.Moand with himH5973

הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂhit.ya.Chesa genealogical listH3187

לִזְכָרִ֖יםliz.kha.Rimof malesH2145

מֵאָ֥הme.'Ahone hundredH3967

וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים\׃\ \סva.cha.mi.Shimand fiftyH2572

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

Cross references for Ezra 8:3

Ezra 2:3
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
Nehemiah 10:14
The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath–moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
Nehemiah 7:8
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Pharosh.This variation is attributable to the translators; the original being uniformly Parôsh.
2:3; Ne 7:8; 10:14
Parosh.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Ezra 8:2
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Ezra 8:3
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.
Ezra 8:4
Of the sons of Pahath–moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

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Ezra 8:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	De los hijos de Sechânías y de los hijos de Pharos, Zacarías, y con él, en la línea de varones, ciento y cincuenta;
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	des fils de Shecania, des fils de Parhosh, Zacharie, et avec lui, enregistrés par généalogies, les mâles, 150;
German Elberfelder 1871	von den Söhnen Schekanjas, von den Söhnen Parhosch: Sekarja, und mit ihm waren verzeichnet an Männlichen 150;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	De filiis Secheniæ, filiis Pharos, Zacharias: et cum eo numerati sunt viri centum quinquaginta.