Nehemiah 7:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ezra 2:4 : 4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
Ezra 8:8 : 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him fourscore males.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ezra 2:3-5
3 verses
93%
3The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two.
4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
Neh 7:7-8
2 verses
85%
7who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
8The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred and seventy and two.
Neh 7:34-39
6 verses
82%
34The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
35The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
36The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
38The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
39The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Ezra 2:7-9
3 verses
80%
7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Neh 7:21-23
3 verses
79%
21The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
22The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
23The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
Neh 7:59-60
2 verses
79%
59the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
60All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
Neh 7:16-19
4 verses
79%
16The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
17The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
18The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
19The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
Neh 7:10-14
5 verses
78%
10The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
11The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred [and] eighteen.
12The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
13The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
14The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Ezra 2:17
78%
17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
Ezra 2:33-36
4 verses
77%
33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
35The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Neh 7:62
77%
62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
Ezra 8:5
76%
5Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
Neh 7:29
75%
29The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
Ezra 2:25
75%
25The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
1 Chr 3:21-22
2 verses
74%
21And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.
22And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
Neh 7:41-43
3 verses
74%
41The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
42The children of Harim, a thousand [and] seventeen.
43The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
Neh 7:66
74%
66The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
Ezra 2:57-58
2 verses
74%
57the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
58All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
1 Chr 7:9
74%
9And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.
Neh 7:46
74%
46The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Ezra 8:3
73%
3Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
Esth 9:7
73%
7And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
Ezra 2:38
72%
38The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.