Nehemiah 7 · Verse 28

Nehemiah 7:28

The men of Beth–azmaveth, forty and two.
Nehemiah 7:28, King James Version

Nehemiah 7:28 in other translations

BSBthe men of Beth-azmaveth, 42;
WEBThe men of Beth Azmaveth: forty-two.
ASVThe men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
YLTMen of Beth-Azmaveth: forty and two.
DARBYThe men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
BBEThe men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
WebsterThe men of Beth-azmaveth, forty two.

What does Nehemiah 7:28 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…

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Nehemiah 7:28 in the original Hebrew

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אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582
בֵית\־veit-BethH1041
עַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetAzmavethH1041
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH705
וּשְׁנָֽיִם\׃\ \סu.she.Na.yimand twoH8147

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Nehemiah 7:28

  • Ezra 2:24

    The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-azmaveth.
Ezr 2:24
Azmaveth.

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Context

  • Nehemiah 7:27

    The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

  • Nehemiah 7:28

    The men of Beth–azmaveth, forty and two.

  • Nehemiah 7:29

    The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

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Nehemiah 7:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los varones de Beth-azmaveth, cuarenta y dos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
les hommes de Beth-Azmaveth, 42;
German
Elberfelder 1871
die Männer von Beth-Asmaweth, 42;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Viri Bethazmoth, quadraginta duo.