Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֡ם ve.hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
porters	וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ ve.ha.sho.'a.Rim	H7778	a janitor · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
singers	וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨ים ve.ham.sho.re.Rim	H7891	to sing · conjunction + definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
people	הָעָ֧ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Nethinims	וְהַנְּתִינִ֛ים ve.ha.ne.ti.Nim	H5411	the Nethinim · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
dwelt	וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ vai.ye.she.Vu	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
cities	בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם be.'a.rei.Hem	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י ha.she.vi.'I	H7637	seventh · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ ha.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
came	וַיִּגַּע֙ vai.yi.Ga'	H5060	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
children	וּבְנֵ֥י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
cities	בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם be.'a.rei.Hem	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Ezra 2:70-3:1 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all…

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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 7:73

So . . . all Israel, dwelt in their cities--The utility of these genealogical registers was thus found in guiding to a knowledge of the cities and localities in each tribe to which every family anciently belonged. Next: Nehemiah Chapter 8

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:73

All Israel, dwelt in their cities - It was in reference to this particularly that the public registers were examined; for by them they found the different families, and consequently the cities, villages, etc., which belonged to them, according to the ancient division of the lands. It seems that the examination of the registers occupied about a month; for as soon as the walls were finished, which was in the sixth month, (Elul), Neh 6:15, Nehemiah instituted the examination mentioned in this chapter, Neh 7:5; and by the concluding verse we find that the different families had got into their paternal cities in the seventh month, Tisri, answering to a part of our September and October. Thus the…

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John Gill on Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities,.... The same is said in Ezra 2:70; see Gill on Ezra 2:70, and, when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities; the month Tisri, answering to part of September, in which month was the feast of tabernacles; at this time of the year they were in their cities when they came forth out of Babylon, and so they were now; see Ezra 3:1.

Dictionary and topics

Nethinims · Return from the — Return from the

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 7:73

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:73

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:73

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:73

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Nehemiah 7:73

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:73

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 7:73

John Gill on Nehemiah 7:73

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 7:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 7:73–end

Rashi on Nehemiah 7:7