English Standard Version
Nehemiah 7:66
66The whole assembly together was 42,360,
Nehemiah 7:66 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
- New International Version (NIV)The whole company numbered 42,360,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
- New Living Translation (NLT)So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,
Context of Nehemiah 7:66
64These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise. The whole assembly together was 42,360, 67besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. 68Their horses were 736, their mules 245,
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כָּל־הַקָּהָ֖ל כְּאֶחָ֑ד אַרְבַּ֣ע רִבּ֔וֹא אַלְפַּ֖יִם שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The whole congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
- togetherאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- fortyרִבּוֹribbô ribbô' · ten thousandH7239
- fortyאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- and two thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- and threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:66
- 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. 66The total number 42,360 matches Ezra 2:64, but the family numbers add up to only 31,089. The family numbers might not include young children, or the list might be incomplete.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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