Nehemiah 7:45

The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
porters	הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗ים ha.sho.'a.Rim	H7778	a janitor · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Shallum	שַׁלּ֤וּם sha.Lum	H7967	Shallum · proper noun, a man's name
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Ater	אָטֵר֙ 'a.Ter	H333	Ater · proper noun, a man's name
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Talmon	טַלְמֹ֣ן tal.Mon	H2929	Talmon · proper noun, a man's name
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Akkub	עַקּ֔וּב 'a.Kuv	H6126	Akkub · proper noun, a man's name
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Hatita	חֲטִיטָ֖א cha.ti.Ta'	H2410	Chatita · proper noun, a man's name
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Shobai	שֹׁבָ֑י sho.Vai	H7630	Shobai · proper noun, a man's name
hundred	מֵאָ֖ה me.'Ah	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים she.lo.Shim	H7970	thirty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
eight	וּשְׁמֹנָֽה u.she.mo.Nah	H8083	a cardinal number · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 26:1-32 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
Ezra 2:42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of H…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:5–end

We have here another good project of Nehemiah's; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church. He knew very well that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the number and valour of the inhabitants than upon the height or strength of its walls; and therefore, observing that the people were few that dwelt in it, he thought fit to take an account of the people, that he might find what families had formerly had their settlement in Jerusalem, but were now removed into the country, that he might bring them back, and what families could in any other way be influenced by their religion, or by their business,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:39

OF THE PRIESTS. (Neh. 7:39-73) The priests--It appears that only four of the courses of the priests returned from the captivity; and that the course of Abia (Luk 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.

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:34

The other Elam - To distinguish him from the Elam mentioned Neh 7:12.

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:6

These are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity,.... Who were of the province of Judea, as it was now reduced, and came up out of the captivity of Babylon through the edict of Cyrus; see Ezra 2:1, where the same preface is given to the list of names as here; and from hence to the end of Nehemiah 7:69 the same account is given of persons and families as there, with some little difference of numbers and names; in some instances there are more in this list, in others fewer, which may be thus accounted for; that list was made in Babylon, when, upon the edict of Cyrus, the Jews, who intended to go up with Zerubbabel, gave in their names, and they were registered; but this…

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Dictionary and topics

Akkub — (another form of Jacob). (1.) The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45). (2.) A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr. 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45).…
Ater — Shut; lame. (1.) Ezra 2:16. (2.) Neh. 10:17. (3.) Ezra 2:42.
Hatita — Exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42). He returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.
Meshullam — Befriended. (1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1 Chr. 5:13). (2.) Grandfather of Shaphan, “the scribe,” in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:3). (3.) A priest, father of…
Shobai — Captors (Ezra 2:42).
Talmon — Oppressed. (1.) A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:17; Neh. 11:19). (2.) One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45); probably the same as (1).
Akkub · 2. A returned exile — 2. A returned exile
Ater · 2. A porter — 2. A porter
Hatita · A porter of the temple — A porter of the temple
Shallum · 2:42; — 2:42;
Shobai · A porter, whose — A porter, whose
Talmon · 2:42; — 2:42;

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 7:45

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:39

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:34

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:6

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 7:45

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:39

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:34

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:6

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 7:39-60

Rashi on Nehemiah 7:7