Nehemiah 7:13

Nehemiah 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Zattu, 845.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five;
• New Living Translation (NLT)The family of Zattu 845

Context of Nehemiah 7:13

11of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818 12of Elam 1,254 of Zattu 845 14of Zakkai 760 15of Binnui 648

Nehemiah 7:13 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י זַתּ֔וּא שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Zattuזַתּוּאzattû' · ZattuH2240
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568

Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:13

• Ezra 2:8of Zattu 945

Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:13

• 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 7:13

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Zattu

In the dictionaries

• Charge
• Zattu
• Acud
• Addus
• 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