the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five;
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.
- KJV The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
- BSB the descendants of Zattu, 845;
- NASB the sons of Zattu, 845;
- NLT The family of Zattu 845
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Quick answer
The descendants of Zattu number 845. Another family is added to the roll.
Overview
The Zattu clan joins the list of restored households. Such enumeration served practical needs of land, worship, and civic order in the rebuilt community. More deeply, it shows God's people being re-established as an identifiable nation, each family a thread in the fabric of the covenant community God was renewing.
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- Ezra 2:8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
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