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Nehemiah 7:68
68There were 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
Nehemiah 7:68 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
- New International Version (NIV)There were 736 horses, 245 mules,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Their horses were 736, their mules 245,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five,
Context of Nehemiah 7:68
66The whole congregation together was 42,360, 67not including their male and female servants—these were 7,337—as well as 245 male and female singers. There were 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. 69Some from among the family leaders contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury: gold drachmas—1,000; bowls—50; and priestly tunics—500. 70Those from the heads of ancestral lines gave to the treasury for the work: gold drachmas—20,000; silver minas—2,000.
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:68 word by word
סוּסֵיהֶם שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשִׁשָּׁה פִּרְדֵיהֶם מָאתַיִם וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Their horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
- sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- their mulesפֶּ֫רֶדpered · muleH6505
- fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:68
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:68
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 68Their horses, etc. - The whole of this verse is wanting in fifty of Kennicott's MSS., and in twenty-nine of those of De Rossi, in the edition of Rab. Chayim, 1525, in the Roman Edit. of the Septuagint; also in the Syriac and in the Arabic. It should however be observed, that the Arabic omits the whole list, having nothing of the chapter but the first five verses. The whole is found in the parallel place, Ezra 2:66. Calmet's note on this passage is…Read the comment
- 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
- 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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- 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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