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Nehemiah 7:67
67in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.
Nehemiah 7:67 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
- New International Version (NIV)besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female.
- New King James Version (NKJV)besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers.
Context of Nehemiah 7:67
65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. 66The whole assembly numbered 42,360, in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers. 68They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:67 word by word
מִ֠לְּבַד עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ אֵ֔לֶּה שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֑ה וְלָהֶ֗ם מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙ וּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹת מָאתַ֖יִםRead the interlinear
- in addition toבַּדbad · alone: besidesH905
- 7,337שֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- 7,337אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- 7,337שָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- 7,337מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- 7,337שְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- menservantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- and maidservantsאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
- and maidservantsאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- as well as their 245אַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- as well as their 245חָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- male and female singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:67
- Isaiah 45:1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
- Jeremiah 27:7All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
- Ezra 2:65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:67
- 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
- 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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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
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