Ezra 2:59
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ezra 2:59 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, andImmer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And these <FI>are<Fi> those going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they <FI>are<Fi> of Israel:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezra 2:59 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 31:17and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their duties and divisions.
- Nehemiah 7:61The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
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