Nehemiah 7:63
in Nehemiah 7And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
KJV
And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
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This verse in Nehemiah 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseOr perhaps one was the account of them when they set out from Babylon with Zerubbabel, the other when they came to Jerusalem. The sum totals are all just the same there and here, except of the singing-men and singing-women, which there are 200, here 245.
This site's exposition
but they could not shew
on Nehemiah 7:61-65
Some families come up unable to produce the proof the register demands: they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel, and three priestly families in the same position sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found. Nehemiah, as Tirshatha, rules them polluted and puts them from the priesthood, barred from the most holy things until a priest should stand up with Urim and Thummim to settle what the paper record could not. The genealogy is not decoration; it is the standard a man's whole office can be lost or kept by.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He appointed the porters, singers, and Levites, in their places to their work. This is meant of their work in general, which was to attend the temple service; it had been neglected in some degree, but now was revived. God's worship is the defence of a place, and his ministers, when they mind their duty, are watchmen on the walls.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֳבַיָּ֖ה | choaiyah | Hobaiah | H2252 → | |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַקּ֑וֹץ | hakotz | Hakkoz | H6976 → | 6 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בַרְזִלַּ֗י | varzilai | Barzillai | H1271 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לָ֠קַח | lakach | he had taken | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מִבְּנ֞וֹת | mibenot | one of [the] daughters of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| בַּרְזִלַּ֤י | barzilai | Barzillai | H1271 → | |
| הַגִּלְעָדִי֙ | hagiladi | the Gileadite | H1569 → | |
| אִשָּׁ֔ה | ʾishah | wife | H802 → | 781 times |
| וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א | vaiyikare' | and he was called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁמָֽם׃ | shemam | name their | H8034 → | 864 times |
וּמִן־and of
umin-H4480 →1188 times
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
חֳבַיָּ֖הHobaiah
choaiyahH2252 →
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הַקּ֑וֹץHakkoz
hakotzH6976 →6 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
בַרְזִלַּ֗יBarzillai
varzilaiH1271 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לָ֠קַחhe had taken
lakachH3947 →966 times
מִבְּנ֞וֹתone of [the] daughters of
mibenotH1323 →588 times
בַּרְזִלַּ֤יBarzillai
barzilaiH1271 →
הַגִּלְעָדִי֙the Gileadite
hagiladiH1569 →
אִשָּׁ֔הwife
ʾishahH802 →781 times
וַיִּקָּרֵ֖אand he was called
vaiyikare'H7121 →733 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׁמָֽם׃name their
shemamH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 2:7But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:27–29
When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
- 2 Samuel 9:7
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
- 2 Samuel 19:31–40
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
- 2 Samuel 9:10
You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is…
- 2 Samuel 17:27–29
Through
2 Samuel 17:27When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 2:7
But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 10:1–2
Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
- 2 Samuel 9:4
“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
- Ezra 2:61
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
- 1 Kings 2:7
About Nehemiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.