King James Version
Ezra 2:34 in the King James Version says “The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.” — study this verse from Ezra chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.”
Ezra 2:34 · King James Version
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. Hadid: or, Harid, as it is in some copies
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
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“The children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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