New American Standard Bible 2020
Nehemiah 7
Census of First Returned Exiles
1Now whenH3512the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346was rebuiltנִבְנְתָה֙niv.ne.TahH1129and I had installedוָאַעֲמִ֖ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975the doorsהַדְּלָת֑וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817,and the gatekeepersהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881were appointedוַיִּפָּֽקְד֛וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485,
2then I putוָאֲצַוֶּ֞הva.'a.tza.VehH6680Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607my brotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251, andHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֛הcha.nan.YahH2608the commanderשַׂ֥רsarH8269ofthe citadelהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002,inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, for he wasa faithfulאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376and fearedוְיָרֵ֥אve.ya.Re'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430moreH4480thanH4480manyמֵרַבִּֽים׃me.ra.BimH7227.
3Then I saidוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559to them, “The gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֤יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389are not to be openedיִפָּֽתְח֞וּyi.pa.te.ChuH6605untilעַד־'ad-H5704the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isH2552hotחֹ֣םchomH2552,and whileוְעַ֨דve.'AdH5704they are standingעֹמְדִ֛ים'o.me.DimH5975guard, the gatekeepers are tokeep the doorsהַדְּלָת֖וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817shutיָגִ֥יפוּya.Gi.fuH1479and boltedוֶאֱחֹ֑זוּve.'e.Cho.zuH270.Also appointוְהַעֲמֵ֗ידve.ha.'a.MeidH5975guardsמִשְׁמְרוֹת֙mish.me.rOtH4931from the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376at his postבְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹbe.mish.ma.RoH4929,and eachוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376in frontנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048of his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.”
5Then my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414it into my heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to assembleוָאֶקְבְּצָ֞הva.'ek.be.TzahH6908the noblesהַחֹרִ֧יםha.cho.RimH2715,the officialsהַסְּגָנִ֛יםha.se.ga.NimH5461, and the otherpeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to be enrolledH3187byH3187genealogiesH3187.Then I foundוָֽאֶמְצָ֗אva.'em.Tza'H4672the bookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of the genealogyהַיַּ֙חַשׂ֙hai.Ya.chasH3188of those who cameH5927upH5927firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,in which I foundוָאֶמְצָ֖אva.'em.Tza'H4672the following recordכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789:
6Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are thepeopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082who cameH5927upH5927from the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894had takenH1540intoH1540exileהֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540,and who returnedוַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוְלִיהוּדָ֖הve.li.hu.DahH3063,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892,
7who cameהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,JeshuaH3091,Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֡הne.chem.YahH5166,Azariahעֲ֠זַרְיָה'A.zar.yahH5838,Raamiahרַֽעַמְיָ֨הra.'am.YahH7485,Nahamaniנַחֲמָ֜נִיna.cha.Ma.niH5167,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misperethמִסְפֶּ֥רֶתmis.Pe.retH4559,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Nehumנְח֣וּםne.ChumH5149, andBaanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196.The numberמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557of menH376of the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478:
45The gatekeepersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778:the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Aterאָטֵר֙'a.TerH333,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Talmonטַלְמֹ֣ןtal.MonH2929,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Akkubעַקּ֔וּב'a.KuvH6126,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hatitaחֲטִיטָ֖אcha.ti.Ta'H2410,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shobaiשֹׁבָ֑יsho.VaiH7630,138מֵאָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃ סme.'Ah she.lo.Shim u.she.mo.NahH3967H7970H8083.
61Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428werethe ones who cameH5927upH5927from Tel-melahH8528,Tel-harshaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addonאַדּ֖וֹן'a.DonH114,and Immerוְאִמֵּ֑רve.'i.MerH564;but they couldיָכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201not provideH5046evidenceH5046for their fathers’אֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1householdsבֵּית־beit-H1004or theirdescendantsוְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'AmH2233,whetherאִ֥ם'imH518they wereof Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
63And of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hobaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Hakkozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834tookלָ֠קַחLa.kachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271,the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and was namedוַיִּקָּרֵ֖א שְׁמָֽם׃vai.yi.ka.Re' she.MamH7121H8034afterעַל־'al-H5921them.
64Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428searchedבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245amongtheir ancestralH3187registrationכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791H3187,but it could not be locatedנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672;therefore they were considered uncleanוַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351and disqualifiedfrom the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
65And thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them that they were not to eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398from the mostH6944holyמִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944untilעַ֛ד'adH5704a priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548aroseעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975withUrimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and Thummimוְתוּמִּֽים׃ve.tu.MimH8550.
Total of People and Gifts
67besidesמִ֠לְּבַדMi.le.vadH4480H905their maleעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650slavesH5650and their femaleוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519slavesH519,of whomאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428there were7,337אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ'a.la.Fim she.LoshH7651H505H7969H3967H7970;and they had 245וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'Im va.cha.mi.ShahH3967H705H2568maleמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891and femaleוּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹתu.me.Sho.ra.RotH7891singersH7891.
70Someוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH4480H7117of the headsH7218of fathers’H1householdsgaveH5414to the workH4399. Thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660gaveH5414to the treasuryH214a thousandH505goldH2091drachmasH1871,fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםcha.mi.ShimH2572basinsמִזְרָק֣וֹתmiz.ra.KotH4219, and530שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁshe.lo.Shim va.cha.MeshH7970H2568H3967priests’כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsכָּתְנוֹת֙ka.te.nOtH3801.
72Whatוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834the restשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleH5971gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414was twentyשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147thousandרִבּ֔וֹאri.Bo'H7239goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091drachmasדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871,twoאַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimH505thousandH505silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701minasמָנִ֣יםma.NimH4488,and sixty-sevenשִׁשִּׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פshi.Shim ve.shiv.'AhH8346H7651priests’H3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.
73Nowthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֡םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,the gatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of the peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971,the templeוְהַנְּתִינִ֛יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478livedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892.And when the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320cameוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060,the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werein their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.rei.HemH5892.
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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