Nehemiah 1:2

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hanani	חֲנָ֜נִי cha.Na.ni	H2607	Chanani · proper noun, a man's name
one	אֶחָ֧ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
brethren	מֵאַחַ֛י me.'a.Chai	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
came	וַיָּבֹ֨א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
men	וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים va.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Judah	מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה mi.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
asked	וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם va.'esh.'a.Lem	H7592	to inquire · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
escaped	הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה ha.pe.lei.Tah	H6413	deliverance · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
left	נִשְׁאֲר֥וּ nish.'a.Ru	H7604	properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural
captivity	הַשֶּׁ֖בִי ha.She.vi	H7628	exiled · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 7:2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above…
Ezekiel 6:9 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whori…
Ezra 9:8-9 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy…
Ezra 9:14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till…
Psalms 122:6-9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Psalms 137:5-6 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
Jeremiah 44:14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should retur…
Ezekiel 7:16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 1:1-4

What tribe Nehemiah was of does nowhere appear; but, if it be true (which we are told by the author of the Maccabees, 2 Macc. 1:18) that he offered sacrifice, we must conclude him to have been a priest. Observe, I. Nehemiah's station at the court of Persia. We are here told that he was in Shushan the palace, or royal city, of the king of Persia, where the court was ordinarily kept (Neh 1:1), and (Neh 1:11) that he was the king's cup-bearer. Kings and great men probably looked upon it as a piece of state to be attended by those of other nations. By this place at court he would be the better qualified for the service of his country in that post for which God had designed him, as Moses was the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 1:2

Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah--Hanani is called his brother (Neh 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 by them, in answer to his eager enquiries, of the unfinished and desolate condition of Jerusalem, as well as the defenseless state of the returned exiles. The commissions previously given to Zerubbabel and Ezra extending only to the repair of the…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 1:2

I 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 Josephus. - Joseph. Ant. lib. xi., c. 5.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Hanani — God has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25). (2.) A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria,…
Nehemiah — Comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. (2.) Neh. 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged to Jerusalem (Neh. 2:3). He was…
Shushan — A lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about 150 miles to the north of the head of the Persian Gulf. It is…
Country · LOVE OF — LOVE OF
Hanani · 5. A brother of Nehemiah and keeper of the gates of — 5. A brother of Nehemiah and keeper of the gates of
Jerusalem · The Jews: Lamented the affliction of — The Jews: Lamented the affliction of
Patriotism · .Nehemiah — .Nehemiah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 1:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 1:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 1:2

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 1:2

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 1:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 1:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 1:2

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 1:2

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 1:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 1:2

Rashi on Nehemiah 1:2