KJV King James Version
And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took [one] of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
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Nehemiah 7:63
And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took [one] of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
WEB World English Bible
Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
ASV American Standard Version
And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And of the priests: sons of Habaiah sons of Koz, sons of Barzillai, who hath taken from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and is called by their name.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 7
60 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, [were] three hundred ninety and two.
61 And these [were] they which went up [also] from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they [were] of Israel.
62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took [one] of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
64 These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood [up] a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66 The whole congregation together [was] forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּמִן־H4480 · minfromהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםH3548 · ko.henpriestבְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childחֳבַיָּ֖הH2252 · cha.vay.yahHabaiahבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childהַקּ֑וֹץH6976 · qotsKozבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childבַרְזִלַּ֗יH1271 · bar.zil.layBarzillaiאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichלָ֠קַחH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמִבְּנ֞וֹתH1323 · batdaughterבַּרְזִלַּ֤יH1271 · bar.zil.layBarzillaiהַגִּלְעָדִי֙H1569 · gil.a.diGileaditeאִשָּׁ֔הH802 · ish.shahwomanוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁמָֽם׃H8034 · shemname
Cross-references
2 Samuel 19:31-33And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.2 Samuel 17:27And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,Ezra 2:61-63And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:1 Kings 2:7But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
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