Nehemiah 11:6

Nehemiah 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

Context of Nehemiah 11:6

4But some of Judah's and Benjamin's descendants went to live in Jerusalem. This is who they were: From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah, son of Uzziah and Zechariah's grandson. His other ancestors were: Amariah, Shephatiah and Mahalalel. They were descendants of Judah's son, Perez. 5Maaseiah, son of Baruch and Col-Hozeh's grandson. His other ancestors were: Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib and Zechariah. They were descendants of Judah's son, Shelah. There were 468 descendants of Perez who went to live in Jerusalem. They were all brave men. 7From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu, son of Meshullam and Joed's grandson. His other ancestors were: Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel and Jeshaiah. 8Sallu's relatives, Gabbai and Sallai were also there. There were 928 men from Benjamin's tribe.

Nehemiah 11:6 word by word

כָּל־בְּנֵי־פֶ֕רֶץ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֛וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Perezפֶּ֫רֶץperets · PerezH6557
• that dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
• and eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• valiantחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:6

• 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 11:6

• Pharez

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Four Hundred
• Perez
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Names, Proper
• Perez; Pharez

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