Nehemiah 7:28
"The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two."

Commentary

Matthew Henry Concise

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Summary

Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above.

Reflection

But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!

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Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God

gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!

Source: Matthew Henry Concise (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (5 words)

H0376 אִישׁ
Definition:

23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ 23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ

Possible Meanings:
  • man (semantic_range)
H1041 בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת
Definition:

28=עַזְמָ֫וֶתEzra 2:24&עַזְמָ֑וֶתNehemiah 12:29; compare1 Chronicles 12:13(where proper name, masculine); — modernEl-„izmehapproximately 5 miles north-northeast of Jerusalem according to RitterGeogr. 28=עַזְמָ֫וֶתEzra 2:24&עַזְמָ֑וֶתNehemiah 12:29; compare1 Chronicles 12:13(where proper name, masculine); — modernEl-„izmehapproximately 5 miles north-northeast of Jerusalem according to RitterGeogr.

H1041 בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת
Definition:

28=עַזְמָ֫וֶתEzra 2:24&עַזְמָ֑וֶתNehemiah 12:29; compare1 Chronicles 12:13(where proper name, masculine); — modernEl-„izmehapproximately 5 miles north-northeast of Jerusalem according to RitterGeogr. 28=עַזְמָ֫וֶתEzra 2:24&עַזְמָ֑וֶתNehemiah 12:29; compare1 Chronicles 12:13(where proper name, masculine); — modernEl-„izmehapproximately 5 miles north-northeast of Jerusalem according to RitterGeogr.

H0705 אַרְבָּעִים
Definition:

a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene

Possible Meanings:
  • forty (semantic_range)
H8147 שְׁנַיִם
Definition:

768noun masculine and feminine dualtwo(Late Hebrewid.; Phoenicianאשנם(and׳שנsecond), PunicשנםLzb380; Arabic; SabeanתֿניHomChr 47, Aramaicתְּרֵין,(תִּנְיָנָא,second); Nabataeanתרין, Palmyrene feminineת 768noun masculine and feminine dualtwo(Late Hebrewid.; Phoenicianאשנם(and׳שנsecond), PunicשנםLzb380; Arabic; SabeanתֿניHomChr 47, Aramaicתְּרֵין,(תִּנְיָנָא,second); Nabataeanתרין, Palmyrene feminineת

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