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Nehemiah 7:61
61The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon,1 and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
Nehemiah 7:61 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:
- English Standard Version (ESV)The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:
- New King James Version (NKJV)And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father’s house nor their lineage, whether they were of Israel:
Context of Nehemiah 7:61
59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon. 60The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: 62the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all. 63And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
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וְאֵ֗לֶּה הָֽעוֹלִים֙ מִתֵּ֥ל מֶ֙לַח֙ תֵּ֣ל חַרְשָׁ֔א כְּר֥וּב אַדּ֖וֹן וְאִמֵּ֑ר וְלֹ֣א יָכְל֗וּ לְהַגִּ֤יד בֵּית־אֲבוֹתָם֙ וְזַרְעָ֔ם אִ֥ם מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
- The followingאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- from Tel-melahתֵּל מֶ֫לַחtêl melach · Tel-melahH8528
- Tel-harshaתֵּל חַרְשָׁאtêl charshâ' · Tel-harshaH8521
- Cherubכְּרוּבkerûb · CherubH3743
- Addonאַדּוֹן'addôn · AddonH114
- and Immerאִמֵּר'immêr · ImmerH564
- but they could notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- but they could notיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- proveנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- that their familiesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- that their familiesאָב'âb · fatherH1
- were descendedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- were descendedאִם'im · ifH518
- from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- from Israelהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:61
- 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. 61-62they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: They had no family records.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-7339. The priests--It appears that only four of the courses of the priests returned from the captivity; and that the course of Abia (Lu 1:5) is not in the list. But it must be noticed that these four courses were afterwards divided into twenty-four, which retained the names of the original courses which David appointed.Read the comment
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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