The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: nine hundred seventy-three.
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The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: nine hundred seventy-three.
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The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
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The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
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Passages linked to Nehemiah 7:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 24:7-19 Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. This was their ordering in their service, to come into Yahweh’s house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
- Ezra 2:36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain OF THE PRIESTS. (Neh. 7:39-73)
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.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 39-42. This section exactly reproduces Ezr_2:36-39.
Vers. 39-42. This section exactly reproduces Ezr_2:36-39.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Nehemiah is continuing to recount the number of people who returned from exile. (See: Numbers)
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Jedaiah ... Jeshua ... Immer ... Pashhur ... Harim
These are all names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
of the house of Jeshua
The word "house" is a metonym for family. AT: "from the family of Jeshua" (See: Metonymy)
translationWords
priest
descend
house
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:39-60 Nehemiah wanted to be sure that only legitimate…
7:39-60 Nehemiah wanted to be sure that only legitimate priests and Levites served in God’s Temple.
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