Revised Literal Translation
Nehemiah 7:60
60All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
Nehemiah 7:60 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
- New International Version (NIV)The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392
- English Standard Version (ESV)All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two.
Context of Nehemiah 7:60
58The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 59The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 61And 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. 62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:60 word by word
כָּל־הַ֨נְּתִינִ֔ים וּבְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ פRead the interlinear
- All the Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
- and the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- ninetyתִּשְׁעִיםtish‛îym · ninetyH8673
- and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:60
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:60
- 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. 60The descendants of Solomon’s servants likely helped the Levites by carrying wood or sweeping the floor (see Ezra 2:55–58). They might have been Gibeonites (see Joshua 9:23–27; 1 Chronicles 9:35–44) or war captives (see Numbers 31:30–47).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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