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Nehemiah 7:8

Parosh

6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

7 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

9 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

10 the descendants of Arah, 652;

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
KJV
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
WEB
The children of Parosh: two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
ASV
The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred and seventy and two.
DARBY
The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
BLB
The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;
ÅB
Paros' barn, to tusen ett hundre og to og sytti;
OTB
Parosj' etterkommere, 2 172;
B1930
Paros' barn, to tusen ett hundre og to og sytti;

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