Nehemiah 6:18 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 6:18

For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah to wife.

KJV

For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He was the son-in-law of Shechaniah - Previously to the coming of Nehemiah, the Jews seemed to be fast intermixing with the heathen, by intermarriages with Ashdodites, Ammonites, and Moabites; see Neh 13:23. Ezra had many evils of this kind to redress, (Ezr 9:3, etc.), chiefly among the common people, though there were both chiefs and priests in that trespass. But here we find the heathen and Jewish nobles interlinked; and the latter were so far imbued with the spirit of idolatry, that they forgot God, his service, their brethren, and their own souls.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
רַבִּ֣ים	ra.Bim	many [people]	H7227 →
בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה	bi.hu.Dah	in Judah	H3063 →
בַּעֲלֵ֤י	ba.'a.Lei	[were] lords of	H1167 →
שְׁבוּעָה֙	she.vu.'Ah	oath	H7621 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	to him
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
חָתָ֥ן	cha.Tan	[was] a son-in-law	H2860 →
ה֖וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣ה	lish.khan.Yah	of Shecaniah	H7935 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אָרַ֑ח	'a.Rach	Arah	H733 →
וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ן	vi.ho.cha.Nan	and Jehohanan	H3076 →
בְּנ֔וֹ	be.No	son his	H1121 →
לָקַ֕ח	la.Kach	he had taken	H3947 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם	me.shu.Lam	Meshullam	H4918 →
בֶּ֥ן	ben	[the] son of	H1121 →
בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃	Be.rekh.Yah	Berekiah	H1296 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Nehemiah 3:4
Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana…
leads to
- Ezra 8:33
  On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas…
- Nehemiah 3:21
  Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
- Nehemiah 10:15
  Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
- Nehemiah 10:7
  Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Through
Nehemiah 7:10
the descendants of Arah, 652;
leads to
- Ezra 2:5
  the descendants of Arah, 775;
Through
Ezra 2:5
the descendants of Arah, 775;
leads to
- Nehemiah 7:10
  the descendants of Arah, 652;