Nehemiah 7:12
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Nehemiah 7:12 in other translations
| BSB | the descendants of Elam, 1,254; |
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| WEB | The children of Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four. |
| ASV | The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. |
| YLT | Sons of Elam: a thousand two hundred fifty and four. |
| DARBY | The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four. |
| BBE | The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four. |
| Webster | The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty four. |
What does Nehemiah 7:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73
Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy…
Nehemiah 7:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 7:12
- Ezra 10:26
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
- Ezra 8:7
And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
- Ezra 2:7
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
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Context
- Nehemiah 7:11
The children of Pahath–moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
- Nehemiah 7:12
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
- Nehemiah 7:13
The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
Nehemiah 7:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los hijos de Elam, mil doscientos cincuenta y cuatro; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | les fils d’Élam, 1 254; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | die Söhne Elams, 1254; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | filii Ælam, mille ducenti quinquaginta quatuor: |