Ezra 8 · Verse 7

Ezra 8:7

And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
Ezra 8:7, King James Version

Ezra 8:7 in other translations

BSBfrom the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
WEBOf the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.
ASVAnd of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.
YLTAnd from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.
DARBYAnd of the children of Elam, Isaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
BBEAnd of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah; the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.
WebsterAnd of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

What does Ezra 8:7 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 8:7 in the original Hebrew

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וּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.Neiand of [the] descendants ofH1121
עֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamElamH5867
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahJeshaiahH3470
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עֲתַלְיָ֑ה'a.tal.YahAthaliahH6271
וְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.Moand with himH5973
שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'Im[were] seventyH7657
הַזְּכָרִֽים\׃\ \סha.ze.kha.Rimthe malesH2145

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

Cross references for Ezra 8:7

  • Nehemiah 7:12

    The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

  • Ezra 2:31

    The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

  • Ezra 2:7

    The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

  • Nehemiah 7:34

    The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

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Elam.
2:7,31; Ne 7:12,34

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Context

  • Ezra 8:6

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

  • Ezra 8:7

    And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

  • Ezra 8:8

    And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

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Ezra 8:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De los hijos de Elam, Isaía, hijo de Athalías, y con él setenta varones;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et des fils d’Élam, Ésaïe, fils d’Athalia, et avec lui 70 hommes;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und von den Söhnen Elams: Jesaja, der Sohn Athaljas, und mit ihm 70 Männliche;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
De filiis Alam, Isaias filius Athaliæ, et cum eo septuaginta viri.