Ezra 8 · Verse 5

Ezra 8:5

Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Ezra 8:5, King James Version

Ezra 8:5 in other translations

BSBfrom the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
WEBOf the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
ASVOf the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
YLTFrom the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred who are males.
DARBYOf the children of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
BBEOf the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
WebsterOf the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

What does Ezra 8:5 mean?

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 8:5 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.

מִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.Neiof [the] descendants ofH1121
זַתּוּאza.Tu'ZattuH2240
שְׁכַנְיָ֖הshe.khan.YahShecaniahH7935
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יַחֲזִיאֵ֑לya.cha.zi.'ElJahazielH3166
וְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.Moand with himH5973
שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.Losh[were] threeH7969
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
הַזְּכָרִֽים\׃\ \סha.ze.kha.Rimthe malesH2145

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

Context

  • Ezra 8:4

    Of the sons of Pahath–moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

  • Ezra 8:5

    Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

  • Ezra 8:6

    Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

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Ezra 8:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De los hijos de Sechânías, el hijo de Jahaziel, y con él trescientos varones;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
des fils de Shecania, le fils de Jakhaziel, et avec lui 300 hommes;
German
Elberfelder 1871
von den Söhnen Schekanjas: der Sohn Jachasiels, und mit ihm 300 Männliche;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
De filiis Secheniæ, filius Ezechiel, et cum eo trecenti viri.