American Standard Version
Nehemiah 7:63-73
63And of the priestsH3548: the children of HobaiahH2252, the children of HakkozH6976, the children of BarzillaiH1271, who tookH3947 a wifeH802 of the daughtersH1323 of BarzillaiH1271 the GileaditeH1569, and was calledH7121 after their nameH8034. 64These soughtH1245 their registeramongthose that were reckoned by genealogyH3187, but it was not foundH4672: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthoodH3550. 65And the governorH8660 saidH559 unto them, that they should not eatH398 of the most holyH6944 thingsH6944, till there stoodH5975 up a priestH3548 with UrimH224 and ThummimH8550.
66The whole assemblyH6951 together was forty and twoH3967 thousandH505 threeH7969 hundredH3967 and threescore, 67besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were sevenH7651 thousandH505 threeH7969 hundredH3967 thirtyH7970 and sevenH7651: and they had twoH3967 hundredH3967 fortyH705 and fiveH2568 singingH7891 men and singingH7891 women. 68Their horses were sevenH7651 hundredH3967 thirtyH7970 and sixH8337; their mules, twoH3967 hundredH3967 forty and fiveH2568; 69their camels, four hundredH3967 thirtyH7970 and fiveH2568; their asses, six thousandH505 seven hundredH3967 and twenty.
70And some from among the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 houses gaveH5414 unto the workH4399. The governor gaveH5414 to the treasuryH214 a thousandH505 darics of goldH2091, fifty basins, five hundredH3967 and thirty priests’ garments. 71And some of the heads of fathers’ houses gaveH5414 into the treasury of the work twenty thousandH505 darics of goldH2091, and twoH8147 thousandH505 and twoH8147 hundred pounds of silverH3701. 72And that which the rest of the peopleH5971 gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests’H3548 garments.
73So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities.
And when the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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