Nehemiah 7:61

7:60 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.

And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. seed: or, pedigree

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These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:

And 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.

And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

7:62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

What does Nehemiah 7:61 mean?

Nehemiah 7:61 is a verse in the book of Nehemiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָלָה (ʻâlâh), תֵּל מֶלַח (Têl Melach), תֵּל חַרְשָׁא (Têl Charshâʼ). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

these

were

they

which

went

upעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

also

from

Telmelah,תֵּל מֶלַחTêl Melach/tale meh'-lakh/H8528Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia

Telharesha,תֵּל חַרְשָׁאTêl Charshâʼ/tale khar-shaw'/H8521Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia

Cherub,כְּרוּבKᵉrûwb/ker-oob'/H3743Kerub, a place in Babylon

Addon,אַדּוֹןʼAddôwn/ad-done'/H114Addon, apparently an Israelite

and

Immer:אִמֵּרʼImmêr/im-mare'/H564Immer, the name of five Israelites

but

they

couldיָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

not

shewנָגַדnâgad/naw-gad'/H5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise

their

father'sאָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

house,בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

nor

their

seed,זֶרַעzeraʻ/zeh'-rah/H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

whether

they

were

Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

seed:

or,

pedigree

Commentary on Nehemiah 7:61

HENRY_FULL · Nehemiah 7:61

iv How Nehemiah wrestled with God and prevailed we read in the foregoing chapter; now here we are told how, like Jacob, he prevailed with men also, and so found that his prayers were heard and answered. I. He prevailed with the king to send him to Jerusalem with a commission to build a wall about it, and grant him what was necessary for it, ver. 1-8 . II. He prevailed against the enemies that would have obstructed him in his journey ( ver. 9-11 ) and laughed him out of his undertaking, ver. 19, 20 . III. He prevailed upon his own people to join with him in this good work, viewing the desolations of the walls ( ver. 12-16 ) and then gaining them to lend every one a hand towards the rebuilding of them, ver. 17, 18 . Thus did God own him in the work to which he called him.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 40:7

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? look: Heb. are your faces evil?

Proverbs 15:13

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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Levites

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Nehemiah 7:61.

Ezra 2:59

And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: Addan: or, Addon seed: or, pedigree

Genesis 38:13

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

Genesis 44:24

And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Genesis 46:31

And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

Frequently asked questions

What does Nehemiah 7:61 say?

Nehemiah 7:61 (King James Version) reads: "And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. seed: or, pedigree"

Is Nehemiah 7:61 in the Old or New Testament?

Nehemiah 7:61 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Nehemiah.

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