Nehemiah 7:62

62 the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. These people totaled 642.

Nehemiah 7:62 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:62

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nehemiah 7:62 In-Context

60 The temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants totaled 392.

61 The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn't prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father's family or their genealogy:

62 the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. These people totaled 642.

63 These priests [couldn't prove they were Israelites]: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that [family] name).

64 These people searched for their [family] names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn't be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn't be priests.