Nehemiah 6:15 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 6:15

So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.

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ASV

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

KJV

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Elul - The sixth month, corresponding to the latter part of August and the beginning of September. In fifty and two days - Josephus states that the repairs of the wall occupied two years and four months. But Nehemiah’s narrative is thoroughly consistent with itself, and contains in it nothing that is improbable. The walls everywhere existed at the time that he commenced his task, and only needed repairs. The work was partitioned among at least 37 working parties, who labored simultaneously, with material ready at hand; and, notwithstanding all menaces, uninterruptedly.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּשְׁלַם֙	va.tish.Lam	and it was complete	H7999 →
הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה	ha.cho.Mah	the wall	H2346 →
בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים	be.'es.Rim	on [day] twenty	H6242 →
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה	va.cha.mi.Shah	and five	H2568 →
לֶאֱל֑וּל	le.'e.Lul	of Elul	H435 →
לַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים	la.cha.mi.Shim	to fifty	H2572 →
וּשְׁנַ֖יִם	u.she.Na.yim	and two	H8147 →
יֽוֹם׃ פ	Yom	day[s]	H3117 →

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He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
leads to
- Jeremiah 17:8
  He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not…
- Ezekiel 47:12
  Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from…
- Psalms 92:14
  In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
- John 15:6
  If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- Ezekiel 19:10
  Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.
Through
Daniel 9:25
Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets…
leads to
- Ezra 4:24
  Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Isaiah 55:4
  Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
- John 4:25
  The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

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04Related verses

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06About Nehemiah

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Nehemiah