Ezra 2:40

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“The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.”

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BSBPD

“The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The Levites; sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezra 2:40 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezra 3:9So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.
  2. Ezra 8:33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
  3. Nehemiah 7:43The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.
  4. Nehemiah 12:8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.

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