These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
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These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
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And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
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And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not tell their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:
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Passages linked to Nehemiah 7:61 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezra 2:59 These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 61. also] R.V. omits.
61. also] R.V. omits.
Tel-haresha] R.V. Tel-harsha.
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fathers’ house] R.V. fathers’ houses.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
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Nehemiah is continuing to recount the number of people who returned from exile. (See: Numbers)
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went up
This is an idiom that refers to traveling toward Jerusalem, which was on higher ground than the surrounding area. AT: "returned" or "came back" (See: Idiom)
Tel Melah ... Tel Harsha ... Kerub ... Addon ... Immer
These are names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
Delaiah ... Tobiah ... Nekoda ... Habaiah ... Hakkoz ... Barzillai
These are names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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family
descend
Israel
priest
Gilead
call
name
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:61-62 they could not prove that they . .…
7:61-62 they could not prove that they . . . were descendants of Israel: They had no genealogical records.
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