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Nehemiah 7:56-66

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56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
57 The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.
60 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392 * * *.
61 These were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses or their descendants, whether they were of Israel:
62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642 * * *.
63 Of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and was named * after them.
64 These searched among their ancestral registration *, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.
65 1The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with 2Urim and Thummim.

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66 The whole assembly together was 42,360 * * * * *,
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Nehemiah 7:56-66 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 7

Nehemiah having built the wall, and set up the doors, appointed two persons to take the charge of the city, and set watches for the safety of it, and to take special care about opening and shutting the gates of it, Ne 7:1-3, and concerned he was for the peopling of it, and having found a register of the first comers to it, gives their names, Ne 7:4-69 and some account of the freewill offerings made for the work they came about, Ne 7:70-73.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 2

  • 1. Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1
  • 2. Exodus 28:30; Deuteronomy 33:8

Footnotes 7

  • [a] In Ezra 2:55, "Hassophereth"
  • [b] In Ezra 2:55, "Peruda"
  • [c] In Ezra 2:57, "Ami"
  • [d] In Ezra 2:59, "Addan"
  • [e] Lit "seed"
  • [f] In Ezra 2:61, "Habaiah"
  • [g] Heb "Tirshatha," a Persian title
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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