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Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.
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A Textual Puzzle
Scholars point out that a family name appears to be missing in this verse. The ancient Greek translation, the Septuagint, supplies the name 'Bani.' This detail shows how different manuscript traditions can help clarify the biblical text and reveals the careful work involved in Bible translation.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
Here also a name is missing. The Septuagint has, of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Ezra 7:3).
Presbyterian
Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that …
