Ezra 2:59
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now theseוְאֵ֗לֶּה
(ve·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
are those who cameהָֽעֹלִים֙
(ha·'o·lim)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up from Tel-melah,מֶ֙לַח֙
(me·lach)
8528: "mound of salt," a place in Bab.from tel and melach
Tel-harsha,חַרְשָׁ֔א
(char·sha,)
8521: "mound of a craftsman," a city in Bab.from tel and charash
Cherub,כְּר֥וּב
(ke·ruv)
3743: a place in Bab.from the same as kerub
Addanאַדָּ֖ן
(ad·dan)
135: a place in Bab.from the same as adon
[and] Immer,אִמֵּ֑ר
(im·mer;)
564: the name of several Isr., perhaps also a place in Bab.from amar
but they were not ableיָֽכְל֗וּ
(ya·che·lu)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
to give evidenceלְהַגִּ֤יד
(le·hag·gid)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
of their fathers'אֲבֹותָם֙
(a·vo·v·tam)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
householdsבֵּית־
(beit-)
1004: a housea prim. root
and their descendants,וְזַרְעָ֔ם
(ve·zar·'am,)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
whetherאִ֥ם
(im)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
they were of Israel:מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(mi·yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And these were they which went up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
from Telmelah
Tel Melach  (tale meh'-lakh)
mound of salt; Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia -- Tel-melah.
Telharsa
Tel Charsha'  (tale khar-shaw')
mound of workmanship; Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia -- Tel-haresha, Tel-harsa.
Cherub
Kruwb  (ker-oob')
Kerub, a place in Bab. -- Cherub.
Addan
'Addan  (ad-dawn')
firm; Addan, an Israelite -- Addan.
and Immer
'Immer  (im-mare')
talkative; Immer, the name of five Israelites -- Immer.
but they could
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
not shew
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
their father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and their seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
whether they were of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer, but they were not able to give evidence of their fathers' households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:

King James Bible
And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite:

International Standard Version
Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:

NET Bible
These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify their family connection or their ancestry, as to whether they really were from Israel):

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn't prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father's family or their genealogy:

King James 2000 Bible
And these were they who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harhsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not prove their father's house, and their descent, whether they were of Israel:
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