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Nehemiah 7:69
69435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Nehemiah 7:69 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
- New International Version (NIV)435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
- English Standard Version (ESV)their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720.
- New King James Version (NKJV)their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Context of Nehemiah 7:69
67not including their 7,337 male and female servants, as well as their 245 male and female singers. 68They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 70Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. 71Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:69 word by word
גְּמַלִּ֕ים אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה ס חֲמֹרִ֕ים שֵׁ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- assesחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:69
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 69Their camels, four hundred thirty and five - After this verse St. Jerome has inserted the following words in the Vulgate: - Hucusque refertur quid in commentario scriptum fuerit; exin Nehemiae historia texitur. "Thus far do the words extend which were written in the register; what follows belongs to the history of Nehemiah." But this addition is not found either in the Hebrew or any of the ancient versions. It is wanting also in the Complutum and Paris…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
- 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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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
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