Ezra 2:32
What does Ezra 2:32 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 2:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 2:32 means
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty, are counted in this town-focused sequence. Their number reflects a healthy mid-sized group capable of contributing to local strength and the regional economy. Recording Harim here complements the earlier family listing by the same name (v. 32 in this section is town-based), showing how kinship and locality both structured the returned community. Such entries affirm each group’s identity and stake in the land as they participate in the collective task of restoration.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
Context
Still within the town-based listings, Harim’s entry contributes to the spread of repopulated sites. The catalog will soon name Lod, Hadid, and Ono together, followed by Jericho and Senaah (vv. 33–35). This progression builds toward a sense of completeness in the land’s reoccupation before the chapter turns to the inventory of priests, Levites, singers, porters, and temple servants (vv. 36–58).
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 7:35
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
- Ezra 10:31
Andofthe sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,