Nehemiah 11:13

Nehemiah 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
• New International Version (NIV)and his associates, who were heads of families—242 men; Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and his brothers, heads of fathers' houses, 242; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and his brethren, heads of the fathers’ houses, were two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

Context of Nehemiah 11:13

11Seraiah, son of Hilkiah and Meshullam's grandson. His other ancestors were: Zadok, Meraioth and Ahitub. Ahitub had been the most important priest in God's temple. 12Their relatives worked with them in the temple. There were 822 men from that clan. Adaiah, son of Jeroham and Pelaliah's grandson. His other ancestors were: Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur and Malkijah. His relatives were with him. There were 242 men from that clan who were leaders of their families. Amashsai, son of Azarel and Ahzai's grandson. Ahzai was the son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer. 14His friends were with him. They were 128 strong brave men from that clan. Haggedolim's son, Zabdiel, was the officer with authority over them. 15From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub and Azrikam's grandson. Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni.

Nehemiah 11:13 word by word

וְאֶחָיו֙ רָאשִׁ֣ים לְאָב֔וֹת מָאתַ֖יִם אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וּשְׁנָ֑יִם וַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧י בֶּן־עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־אַחְזַ֥י בֶּן־מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹת בֶּן־אִמֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• and Amashaiעֲמַשְׁסַי‛ămashsay · AmashsaiH6023
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Azareelעֲזַרְאֵל‛ăzar'êl · AzarelH5832
• of Ahasaiאַחְזַי'achzay · AhzaiH273
• of Meshillemothמְשִׁלֵּמוֹתmeshillêmôth · MeshillemothH4919
• of Immerאִמֵּר'immêr · ImmerH564

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-19Verses 4-19 See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah caused to be made of his census. The census itself seems to have been confined to the dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles: (table not shown) According to Nehemiah‘s numbers, supplemented from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The story goes back to the topic of bringing people back to live in the safe city of Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 7:1–5). The list of names is similar to the one in 1 Chronicles 9:2–17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-364. at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah--The discrepancy that is apparent between this [Ne 11:4-36] and the list formerly given in 1Ch 9:1-9, arose not only from the Jewish and Oriental practice of changing or modifying the names of persons from a change of circumstances, but from the alterations that must have been produced in the course of time. The catalogue in Chronicles contains those who came with the first detachment of returned…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:13

• Ahasai
• Amashai
• Azareel
• Immer
• Meshillemoth

In the dictionaries

• Amashai
• Meshillemoth
• Ahzai
• Amashsai
• Azarel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Immer
• Jahzerah

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings