From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men.
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.
- 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;
- 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;
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Quick answer
From the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai returned with 28 men. Even smaller groups are faithfully named.
Overview
Zechariah and twenty-eight males from the house of Bebai are recorded among the returnees. The inclusion of modest numbers alongside larger ones shows that God honors every faithful response. No willing family is omitted from the account of those who returned to Jerusalem.
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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