Nehemiah 7:6

These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
province	הַמְּדִינָ֗ה ha.me.di.Nah	H4082	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
up	הָעֹלִים֙ ha.'o.Lim	H5927	to ascend · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
captivity	מִשְּׁבִ֣י mi.she.Vi	H7628	exiled · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
away	הַגּוֹלָ֔ה ha.go.Lah	H1473	exile · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	H5019	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
away	הֶגְלָ֔ה heg.Lah	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
again	וַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Jerusalem	לִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם li.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Judah	וְלִיהוּדָ֖ה ve.li.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
one	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
city	לְעִירֽוֹ le.'i.Ro	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Ezra 2:1-70 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the…
Ezra 5:8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and t…
Jeremiah 52:1-34 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal th…
Jeremiah 39:1-18 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and…
2 Kings 24:14-16 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen…
2 Kings 25:11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the mult…
2 Chronicles 36:1-23 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

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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 7:5

GENEALOGY OF THOSE WHO CAME AT THE FIRST OUT OF BABYLON. (Neh. 7:5-38) my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, &c.--The arrangement about to be described, though dictated by mere common prudence, is, in accordance with the pious feelings of Nehemiah, ascribed not to his own prudence or reflection, but to the grace of God prompting and directing him. He resolved to prepare a register of the returned exiles, containing an exact record of the family and ancestral abode of every individual. While thus directing his attention, he discovered a register of the first detachment who had come under the care of Zerubbabel. It is transcribed in the following verses, and differs in som…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:5

God put into mine heart - With this good man every good thing was of God. If he purposed any good, it was because God put it into his heart; if he did any good, it was because the good hand of his God was upon him; if he expected any good, it was because he earnestly prayed God to remember him for good. Thus, in all his ways he acknowledged God, and God directed all his steps.

Nehemiah 7:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:5

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:5

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:6

Nehemiah 7:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:5

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:5

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 7:6

Rashi on Nehemiah 7:6