Nehemiah 11:6
in Nehemiah 11The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
KJV
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
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This verse in Nehemiah 11
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAll the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. And so well qualified to defend the city against its enemies.
This site's exposition
some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem
on Nehemiah 11:4-9
The men of Judah trace through Perez to "468 men of valor," and the men of Benjamin through Sallu to "928 men." Genealogy here does legal and military work, naming households that can prove their place and men fit to defend it.
This site's exposition
totaled 468 men of valor
The descendants of Perez in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor, while the line of Shelah in verse 5 carries no count. Gill reads men of valor as men able to defend the city against its enemies. The holy city gained defenders.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
) that they were valiant men, fit for service, and able to defend the city in case of an attack. Judah has not lost its ancient character of a lion's whelp, bold and daring. Of the Benjamites that dwelt in Jerusalem we are here told who was overseer, and who was second,
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The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פֶ֕רֶץ | feretz | Perez | H6557 → | |
| הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים | haiyoshevim | who were dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| אַרְבַּ֥ע | ʾarba' | four | H702 → | 318 times |
| מֵא֛וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| שִׁשִּׁ֥ים | shishim | sixty | H8346 → | 59 times |
| וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה | ushemonah | and eight | H8083 → | 109 times |
| אַנְשֵׁי־ | ʾanshei- | men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| חָֽיִל׃ ס | chayil | strength | H2428 → | 246 times |
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בְּנֵי־[the] descendants of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
פֶ֕רֶץPerez
feretzH6557 →
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho were dwelling
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
אַרְבַּ֥עfour
ʾarba'H702 →318 times
מֵא֛וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
שִׁשִּׁ֥יםsixty
shishimH8346 →59 times
וּשְׁמֹנָ֖הand eight
ushemonahH8083 →109 times
אַנְשֵׁי־men of
ʾanshei-H582 →566 times
חָֽיִל׃ סstrength
chayilH2428 →246 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About Nehemiah
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.