Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.
Parallel translations
- KJV And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
- BSB from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
- ESV Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men.
- NKJV of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males;
- NASB and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and twenty-eight males with him;
- NLT From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ezra 10:28Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
- Ezra 2:11The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
- Neh 7:16The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight.
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