Nehemiah 1:2

Nehemiah 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Context of Nehemiah 1:2

1These are the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In late autumn, in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was at the fortress of Susa. Hanani, one of my brothers, came to visit me with some other men who had just arrived from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had returned there from captivity and about how things were going in Jerusalem. 3They said to me, “Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.” 4When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 1:2 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֨א חֲנָ֜נִי אֶחָ֧ד מֵאַחַ֛י ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה אֲשֶֽׁר־נִשְׁאֲר֥וּ מִן־הַשֶּׁ֖בִי וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That Hananiחֲנָנִיchănânîy · HananiH2607
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of my brethrenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and I askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• them concerning the Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• that had escapedפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
• which were leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• of the captivityשְׁבִיshebîy · captivityH7628
• and concerning Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Nehemiah 1:2

• Nehemiah 7:2I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
• Psalms 122:6Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.
• Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
• Ezra 9:8“But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the Lord our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery.
• Jeremiah 44:14Of that remnant who fled to Egypt, hoping someday to return to Judah, there will be no survivors. Even though they long to return home, only a handful will do so.”
• Ezekiel 6:9Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins.
• Ezekiel 7:16The survivors who escape to the mountains will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.
• Ezekiel 24:26And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I asked them concerning the Jews - Josephus gives a probable account of this business: "Nehemiah, being somewhere out of Susa, seeing some strangers, and hearing them converse in the Hebrew tongue, he went near; and finding they were Jews from Jerusalem, he asked them how matters went with their brethren in that city, and what was their state?" And the answer they gave him is, in substance, that recorded in the text; though with several aggravations in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hanani seems to have been an actual brother of Nehemiah Nehemiah 7:2.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Hanani might have been one of Nehemiah’s actual brothers. In Hebrew, this word can also mean a fellow countryman (for example, Deuteronomy 1:16). the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile: See Ezra 2:64–65; 8:1–14.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah--Hanani is called his brother (Ne 7:2). But as that term was used loosely by Jews as well as other Orientals, it is probable that no more is meant than that he was of the same family. According to Josephus, Nehemiah, while walking around the palace walls, overheard some persons conversing in the Hebrew language. Having ascertained that they had lately returned from Judea, he was informed…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 1

• 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