Nehemiah Chapter 7

Hanani and Hananiah in charge of Jerusalem

7:1 Now it so happened, when the wall was built, and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here were chosen,
7:2 That I gave my brother Hanani (meaning gracious), and Hananiahחֲנַנְיָה
Transliteration: ḥănanyâ Pronunciation:khan-an-yaw’ = “God has favored” – 1. the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; 6. grandfather of Irijah, the captain of the ward at the gate of Benjamin who arrested Jeremiah on the charge of deserting to the Chaldeans 8. one of the sons of Bebai who returned with Ezra from Babylon 9. a priest, one of the makers of the sacred ointments and incense, who built a portion of the wall of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah 11. ruler of the palace at Jerusalem under Nehemiah and also, along with Hanani, the Tirshatha’s brother, entrusted with the arrangements of guarding the gates of Jerusalem – For more info click here the ruler of the palace, be over Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here: because he was a faithful man, and feared Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: hā’ĕlōhîm, the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator above many.
7:3 And I said to them, Don’t let the gates of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here be opened until the sun is hot; and while they standing, let them shut and bar the doors. And appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here, each one in his own watch, and each one to be across from his house.
7:4 Now the city [was] wide on both hands and great: but the people in it [were] few , and the houses were not being built.

Registry of the returned

7:5 And my Elohim אֱלֹהַי
the or My God – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here put to my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, so that they might be counted by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who came up at the first. And found written in it,
7:6 These are the sons of the province, that went up of the exiles of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר‎
Transliteration nᵊḇûḵaḏne’ṣṣar Pronunciation neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar’ Nebuchadnezzar II also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II was the second Neo-Babylonian emperor, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC to his own death in 562 BC. Historically known as Nebuchadnezzar the Great,[9][10] he is typically regarded as the empire’s greatest king For more info click here the king of Babylonבָּבֶל
Transliteration:bāḇel Pronunciation:baw-vel’, Babel or Babylon = “confusion (by mixing)” , the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah also spelled Hilla, is a city in central Iraq) situated on the Euphrates For more info click here had left, and came back to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַם‎
Transliteration: lîrûšālam – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here and and to Judahוְלִיהוּדָה‎
Transliteration: vᵊlîhûḏâ, literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea – For more info click here, each man to his city;
7:7 The ones who came with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶל
Transliteration: zᵊrubāḇel – Pronunciation: zer-oob-baw-vel’ – proper masculine noun Meaning sown in Babylon, the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon For more info click here, Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here, Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָה
Transliteration: nᵊḥemyâ – Pronunciation: nekh-em-yaw’ – proper masculine noun Meaning “Yahweh comforts, 1. the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2. one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3. son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem For more info click here, Azariahעֲזַרְיָה
‘Ǎzaryāh, “Yah has helped”, (or Seraiah) Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth (or Mizpar), Bigvai, Nehum (meaning comfort), Baanah. The number of the men of the men of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here was this;
7:8 The sons of Parosh (or Pharosh meaning flea), two thousand one hundred seventy two.
7:9 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy two.
7:10 The sons of Arah, six hundred fifty two.
7:11 The sons of Pahasmoab, of the sons of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here and Joabוְיוֹאָב‎
Transliteration: vᵊyô’āḇ, means ‘YHVH [is] father 1.the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army 2. a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3. a post exilic family – For more info click here, two thousand and eight hundred eighteen.
7:12 The sons of Elamעֵילָם‎
Transliteration: ʿêlām, means eternity 1.a Korhite Levite in the time of David 2.a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin 3. ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 4. a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5. another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 6. a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7. another head of a family of returning exiles – For more info click here, a thousand two hundred fifty four.
7:13 The sons of Zattu, eight hundred forty five.
7:14 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
7:15 The sons of Binnui (or Bani), six hundred forty eight.
7:16 The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty eight.
7:17 The sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty two.
7:18 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty seven.
7:19 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand sixty seven.
7:20 The sons of Adin, six hundred fifty five.
7:21 The sons of Ater of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ‎
Transliteration: ḥizqîyâ, or Ezekias[c]or Hizkiah or Hizkijah = “Yahweh is my strength” (born c. 741 BCE, sole ruler c. 716/15–687/86 or 697–642) 1. 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices 2.great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet 3. son of Neariah, a descendant of David 4. head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah for more info click here , ninety eight.
7:22 The sons of Hashum (meaning rich), three hundred twenty eight.
7:23 The sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty four.
7:24 The sons of Hariph (or Jorah), one hundred and twelve.
7:25 The sons of Gibeon (or Gibbar), ninety five.
7:26 The men of Bethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶם
/ˈbɛθlɪhɛm/; Bet Leḥem literally “house of bread” or “house of food.” and Netophah, one hundred eighty eight.
7:27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty eight.
7:28 The men of Bethazmaveth (or Azmaveth) , forty two.
7:29 The men of Kirjathjearim (or Kirjatharim), Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty three.
7:30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty one.
7:31 The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty two.
7:32 The men Bethelבֵּית־אֵל
Transliteration:bêṯ-‘ēl Pronunciation:bayth-ale’ — Hebrew Noun: Proper Name — Bethel = “house of God” ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name) – a place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba and Ziklag click here and Ai, one hundred twenty three.
7:33 The men of the other Neboנְבוֹ
Transliteration: nᵊḇô – Nebo = “prophet” a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters; corresponds to Greek Hermes, Latin Mercury, and Egyptian Thoth also of a mountain in Moab where Moses died, and of a place in Palestine – 2. a city in Moab and at one time assigned to Reuben; probably located on or near Mount Nebo – 3. a city in Judah (maybe Benjamin) from which the families of some exiles, who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel, originally came For more info click here, fifty two.
7:34 The sons of the other Elamעֵילָם‎
Transliteration: ʿêlām, means eternity 1.a Korhite Levite in the time of David 2.a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin 3. ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 4. a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5. another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 6. a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7. another head of a family of returning exiles – For more info click here, a thousand two hundred fifty four.
7:35 The sons of Harim, three hundred twenty.
7:36 The sons of Jerichoיְרֵחוֹ‎
Transliteration: yᵊrēḥô – Pronunciation: yer-ee-kho’ – Jericho = “its moon” a city 5 miles (8 km) west of the Jordan and 7 miles (11.5 km) north of the Dead Sea and the first city conquered by the Israelites upon entering the promised land of Canaan For more info click here, three hundred forty five.
7:37 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty one.
7:38 The sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.
7:39 The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Singular Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here, nine hundred seventy three.
7:40 The sons of Immer, a thousand fifty two.
7:41 The sons of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty seven.
7:42 The sons of Harim, a thousand seventeen.
7:43 the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: halvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service For more info click here: the sons of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here, of Kadmiel, and of the sons of Hodevah (or Hodaviah or Judah), seventy four.
7:44 The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred forty eight.
7:45 The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallumשַׁלּוּם
Šallūm, “retribution”, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, one hundred thirty eight.
7:46 The Nethinimנְתִינִים‎
nəṯīnīm, lit. “given ones”, or “subjects” or Nathinites or Nathineans, was the name given to the Temple assistants in ancient Jerusalem. The term was applied originally in the Book of Joshua (where it is found in its verbal form) to the Gibeonites For more info click here: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hashupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
7:47 The sons of Keros, the sons of Sia

(0r Siaha), the sons of Padon,
7:48 The sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai (or Shamlai),
7:49 The sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
7:50 The sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
7:51 The sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Phaseah,
7:52 The sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim (or Nephusim),
7:53 The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
7:54 The sons of Bazlith (or Bazluth), the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
7:55 The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah,
7:56 The sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
7:57 The sons of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה‎
His two names mean “peaceful” and “friend of God”, both considered “predictive of the character of his reign Reign 970–931 BCE (hypothesized)For more info click here‘s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida (or Peruda),
7:58 The sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
7:59 The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Amon  .
7:60 All the Nethinimנְתִינִים‎
nəṯīnīm, lit. “given ones”, or “subjects” or Nathinites or Nathineans, was the name given to the Temple assistants in ancient Jerusalem. The term was applied originally in the Book of Joshua (where it is found in its verbal form) to the Gibeonites For more info click here, and the sons of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה‎
His two names mean “peaceful” and “friend of God”, both considered “predictive of the character of his reign Reign 970–931 BCE (hypothesized)For more info click here servants, were three hundred ninety two.
7:61 And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon (or Addan), and Immer: but they could not show their father’s house, or their offspring (or pedigree), whether they were from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ
Transliteration: mîyiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here.
7:62 The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiahטוֹבִיָּה‎
Transliteration ṭôḇîyâ Pronunciation to-bee-yaw’ Tobiah = “Jehovah is good” For more info click here, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty two.
7:63 And of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Singular Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
7:64 These sought their register [among] those that were counted by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore they were polluted from the priest’s officeהַכְּהֻנָּה
Transliteration: hakhunnâ , priesthood, priest’s office For more info click here.
7:65 And the governor said to them, that they shouldn’t eat from the mostמִקֹּדֶשׁ‎
Transliteration qōḏeš Pronunciation ko’-desh a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁים‎
Transliteration haqqŏḏāšîm – Hebrew Adjective: Adjective Masculine Plural Absolute – a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary For more info click here, until a priestהַכֹּהֵן
hakōhēn, ko-hane’ the Kohen = the priest,the principal officer or the chief ruler For more info click here stood up with Urim and Thummim.
7:66 All the congregation together was forty two thousand three hundred sixty,
7:67 Beside their male slaves and their slave-girls, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty seven: and they had two hundred forty five singing men and singing women.
7:68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty six: their mules, two hundred forty five:
7:69 Their camels, four hundred thirty five: six thousand seven hundred twenty asses.

The oblations of the returned

7:70 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred thirty priests’כֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here garments.
7:71 And some of the heads of the fathers gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred pieces of silver.
7:72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pieces of silver, and sixty seven priests’כֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here garments.
7:73 So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Singular Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here, and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim H Hebrew Particle: Definite Article – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinimנְתִינִים‎
nəṯīnīm, lit. “given ones”, or “subjects” or Nathinites or Nathineans, was the name given to the Temple assistants in ancient Jerusalem. The term was applied originally in the Book of Joshua (where it is found in its verbal form) to the Gibeonites For more info click here, and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here, lived in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the sons of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here [were] in their cities.