Nehemiah 7:39
"The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three."

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 (9 words)

H3548 כֹּהֵן
Definition:

18439t.; pluralכֹּהֲנִיםExodus 19:6272t.; constructכֹּהֲנֵי1 Samuel 5:513t.; suffixכֹּהֲנַיLamentations 1:1922t. suffixes —1priest-king:e.g. MelchizedekGenesis 14:18(E ?), comparePsalm 110:4(the Messi 18439t.; pluralכֹּהֲנִיםExodus 19:6272t.; constructכֹּהֲנֵי1 Samuel 5:513t.; suffixכֹּהֲנַיLamentations 1:1922t. suffixes —1priest-king:e.g. MelchizedekGenesis 14:18(E ?), comparePsalm 110:4(the Messi

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H3048 יְדַעְיָה
Definition:

10ᵐ5Ιωαδε,1 Chronicles 24:7ᵐ5(Ανε)ιδεια.2Ezra 2:36;Nehemiah 7:39ᵐ5Ιεουδα,(Ι)εδδουα,Ιωαδε.3Nehemiah 11:10;Nehemiah 12:6,19ᵐ5Δαδεια,Ιαδιασς,Ιδειας,etc.4Nehemiah 12:7,21ᵐ5LΩδουιας.5Zechariah 6:10,14ᵐ5((π 10ᵐ5Ιωαδε,1 Chronicles 24:7ᵐ5(Ανε)ιδεια.2Ezra 2:36;Nehemiah 7:39ᵐ5Ιεουδα,(Ι)εδδουα,Ιωαδε.3Nehemiah 11:10;Nehemiah 12:6,19ᵐ5Δαδεια,Ιαδιασς,Ιδειας,etc.4Nehemiah 12:7,21ᵐ5LΩδουιας.5Zechariah 6:10,14ᵐ5((π

H1004 בּיִת
Definition:

12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch 12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch

Possible Meanings:
  • lodge (semantic_range)
  • pass the night (semantic_range)
H3442 יֵשׁוּעַ
Definition:

ForYhowshuwa'; he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine -- Jeshua.see HEBREWYhowshuwa'NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originthe same asYehoshua, q.v.Brown-Driver-B ForYhowshuwa'; he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine -- Jeshua.see HEBREWYhowshuwa'NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originthe same asYehoshua, q.v.Brown-Driver-B

H8672 תֵּשַׁע
Definition:

1120t., constructתְּשַׁעJudges 4:318t.;femininewithmasculine nounabsoluteתִּשְׁעָה2 Samuel 14:813t., constructתִּשְׁעַתJoshua 13:72t. (these include 9 10= 19); —nine(Hexateuch chiefly P);1no other num 1120t., constructתְּשַׁעJudges 4:318t.;femininewithmasculine nounabsoluteתִּשְׁעָה2 Samuel 14:813t., constructתִּשְׁעַתJoshua 13:72t. (these include 9 10= 19); —nine(Hexateuch chiefly P);1no other num

Possible Meanings:
  • a nine (semantic_range)
  • nonad (semantic_range)
H3967 מֵאָה
Definition:

3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene 3144t.; constructמְאַתGenesis 5:330t. (onמְאַתEcclesiastes 8:12see2dbelow); plural absoluteמֵאוֺתGenesis 5:9324t. (מֵאֹתonlyGenesis 5:4,30);המאיותKt2 Kings 11:43t.2 Kings 11; dualמָאתַיִם(תָ֑יִם-)Gene

Possible Meanings:
  • hundred (semantic_range)
H7657 שִׁבְעִים
Definition:

—seventy(often as round number, compare KöHast DB NUMBER, 568 a):1without other number:a.before singular noun yearGenesis 5:1212t., manJudges 9:2;Numbers 11:257t., shekelNumbers 7:1311t., other n. 5 t —seventy(often as round number, compare KöHast DB NUMBER, 568 a):1without other number:a.before singular noun yearGenesis 5:1212t., manJudges 9:2;Numbers 11:257t., shekelNumbers 7:1311t., other n. 5 t

H7969 שָׁלוֹשׁ
Definition:

890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine 890t., also constructשְׁלשׁGenesis 18:665t. (butGenesis 38:24read perhapsשְׁלשֶׁתSamaritan, compare Di and others),שְׁלָשֿׁExodus 21:11;feminineשְׁלשָׁה(וֺשָׁה- rare, chiefly late), withnoun masculine

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