The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
Parallel translations
- KJV The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
- BSB The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
- NKJV The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
- NASB The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
- NLT These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973
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Cross-references · 2
- Ezra 2:36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
- 1 Chr 24:7–19Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
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