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Nehemiah 1:2
2that Hanani, one of my brothers, together with some men from Judah, arrived and I asked them about the Judeans, the remnant who had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
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
1The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: Now it happened that in the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in Shushan the capitol, that Hanani, one of my brothers, together with some men from Judah, arrived and I asked them about the Judeans, the remnant who had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem. 3They said to me, “The remnant who have survived the captivity there in the province are in great distress and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates have been burned with fire.” 4Upon hearing these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days. I prayed and fasted before the God of heaven.
Read all of Nehemiah 1Nehemiah 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 put in charge over Jerusalem, my brother Hanani along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, for he was a man of integrity and feared God more than many.
- Psalms 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem— “May those who love you be at peace!
- Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither.
- Ezra 9:8“But now for a brief moment Adonai our God has shown us favor in leaving us a remnant and giving us as a peg in His holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our bondage.
- Jeremiah 44:14So none of the remnant of Judah entering the land of Egypt to sojourn there will escape or remain, to return to the land of Judah, when they are longing with their soul to return to live there; for none will return except as refugees.”
- Ezekiel 6:9The survivors will remember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I was crushed by their adulterous heart that has strayed from Me and their eyes which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils that they committed in all their abominations.
- Ezekiel 7:16Those survivors who escape will head for the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity.
- Ezekiel 24:26on that day a fugitive will come to you to tell you the news.
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
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