God’s Word Translation
Nehemiah 7:61
61The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn’t prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father’s family or their genealogy:
Nehemiah 7:61 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:
- English Standard Version (ESV)The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:
- New King James Version (NKJV)And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father’s house nor their lineage, whether they were of Israel:
Context of Nehemiah 7:61
59Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon. 60The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants totaled 392. The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn’t prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father’s family or their genealogy: 62the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. These people totaled 642. 63These priests ⌞couldn’t prove they were Israelites⌟: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that ⌞family⌟ name).
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:61 word by word
וְאֵ֗לֶּה הָֽעוֹלִים֙ מִתֵּ֥ל מֶ֙לַח֙ תֵּ֣ל חַרְשָׁ֔א כְּר֥וּב אַדּ֖וֹן וְאִמֵּ֑ר וְלֹ֣א יָכְל֗וּ לְהַגִּ֤יד בֵּית־אֲבוֹתָם֙ וְזַרְעָ֔ם אִ֥ם מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- they which went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- from Tel–melahתֵּל מֶ֫לַחtêl melach · Tel-melahH8528
- Tel–hareshaתֵּל חַרְשָׁאtêl charshâ' · Tel-harshaH8521
- Cherubכְּרוּבkerûb · CherubH3743
- Addonאַדּוֹן'addôn · AddonH114
- and Immerאִמֵּר'immêr · ImmerH564
- but they couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- not shewנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- their father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- nor their seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:61
- 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. 61-62they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: They had no family records.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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- 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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