Nehemiah 7:20

Nehemiah 7:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
• New International Version (NIV)of Adin 655
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Adin, 655.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five;

Context of Nehemiah 7:20

18The clan of Adonikam: 667. 19The clan of Bigvai: 2,067. The clan of Adin: 655. 21The clan of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah): 98. 22The clan of Hashum: 328.

Nehemiah 7:20 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י עָדִ֔ין שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Adinעָדִין‛âdîyn · AdinH5720
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568

Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:20

• Ezra 2:15454 descendants of Adin.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:20

• 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. 8-38the descendants of: This list is similar to the one in Ezra 2:3–35, but there are some differences in names and family sizes. People were listed by family (Nehemiah 7:8–25) and by the town where they settled (7:26–38). Most of these towns were north of Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-385. my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, &c.--The arrangement about to be described, though dictated by mere common prudence, is, in accordance with the pious feelings of Nehemiah, ascribed not to his own prudence or reflection, but to the grace of God prompting and directing him. He resolved to prepare a register of the returned exiles, containing an exact record of the family and ancestral abode of every individual. While thus…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 7:20

• Adin
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Charge
• Acud
• Addus
• Adin
• Adinu; Adin
• Ammidioi; Ammidoi
• Augia
• Baiterus
• Barodis
• Canon of the Old Testament

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