Nehemiah 7:63

And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priests	הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים ha.Ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Habaiah	חֳבַיָּ֖ה choai.Yah	H2252	Chabajah · 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
Koz	הַקּ֑וֹץ ha.Kotz	H6976	Kots · 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
Barzillai	בַרְזִלַּ֗י var.zi.Lai	H1271	Barzillai · proper noun, a man's name
took	לָ֠קַח La.kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
daughters	מִבְּנ֞וֹת mi.be.Not	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
Barzillai	בַּרְזִלַּ֤י bar.zi.Lai	H1271	Barzillai · proper noun, a man's name
Gileadite	הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ ha.gil.'a.Di	H1569	a Giladite or descendant of Gilad · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
wife	אִשָּׁ֔ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
called	וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א vai.yi.ka.Re'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שְׁמָֽם she.Mam	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 17:27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of…
2 Samuel 19:31-33 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
1 Kings 2:7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fl…
Ezra 2:61-63 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daught…

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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 7:54

The children of Mehida - Many of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., have Mehira.

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

Barzillai — Of iron. (1.) A Meholathite, the father of Adriel (2 Sam. 21:8). (2.) A Gileadite of Rogelim who was distinguished for his loyalty to David. He liberally provided for the king’s followers (2 Sam.…
Habaiah, Or Habajah — (whom Jehovah hides). Bene-Habaiah were among the sons of the priests who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63) (B.C. before 459).
Hakupha — (bent). Bene-Hakupha were among the Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63)
Barzillai · 1. A friend of David — 1. A friend of David
Habaiah · A priest whose — A priest whose
Koz · General references — General references

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 7:63

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 7:54

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:6

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 7:63

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 7:54

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:6

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 7:61-62

Rashi on Nehemiah 7:7