Nehemiah 7:34

Nehemiah 7:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
• New International Version (NIV)of the other Elam 1,254
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of the other Elam, 1,254.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;

Context of Nehemiah 7:34

32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123; 33the men of the other Nebo, 52; the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; 35the descendants of Harim, 320; 36the men of Jericho, 345;

Nehemiah 7:34 word by word

בְּנֵי֙ עֵילָ֣ם אַחֵ֔ר אֶ֕לֶף מָאתַ֖יִם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• the descendantsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• 1,254אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• 1,254מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• 1,254חֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• 1,254אַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702

Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:34

• Nehemiah 7:12the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
• Ezra 2:31the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34The other Elam - To distinguish him from the Elam mentioned Nehemiah 7:12.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-73Verses 5-73 Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-38the descendants of: This list is similar to the one in Ezra 2:3–35, but there are some differences in names and family sizes. People were listed by family (Nehemiah 7:8–25) and by the town where they settled (7:26–38). Most of these towns were north of Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-385. my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, &c.--The arrangement about to be described, though dictated by mere common prudence, is, in accordance with the pious feelings of Nehemiah, ascribed not to his own prudence or reflection, but to the grace of God prompting and directing him. He resolved to prepare a register of the returned exiles, containing an exact record of the family and ancestral abode of every individual. While thus…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 7:34

• Elam
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Elam
• Elam; Elamites
• Charge
• Acud
• Addus
• Adin
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi
• Augia
• Baiterus
• Barodis

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