Ezra 2:29
What does Ezra 2:29 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 2:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 2:29 means
The children of Nebo, fifty and two, are counted. This very small group indicates that some localities had only a few families willing or able to return. Still, their inclusion ensures that Nebo retains a place in the landscape of restored Israel. Even limited numbers, once settled, could attract others over time and help reestablish a stable community. Their listing preserves legal recognition of their town’s reoccupation and their participation in the national project of restoration.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Sons of Nebo, fifty and two.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The children of Nebo, fifty-two.
Context
We remain in the town-based register. Small entries like Nebo’s emphasize that the return was uneven in size across localities yet was geographically widespread. The verses ahead (vv. 30–35) will present further towns, some with larger numbers, culminating in Senaah’s notably large figure. This mapping prepares the reader for the pivot to religious personnel and support roles in the ensuing section (vv. 36–58).
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 48:22
and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
- Numbers 32:3
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
- Jeremiah 48:1
Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
- Nehemiah 7:33
The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
- Isaiah 15:2
They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab waileth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.
- Deuteronomy 32:49
Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession;