Nehemiah 7 · Verse 45

Nehemiah 7:45

The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
Nehemiah 7:45, King James Version

Nehemiah 7:45 in other translations

BSBThe gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.
WEBThe gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai: one hundred thirty-eight.
ASVThe porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight.
YLTThe gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai: a hundred thirty and eight.
DARBYThe doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.
BBEThe door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.
WebsterThe porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty eight.

What does Nehemiah 7:45 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 7:45 in the original Hebrew

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הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗יםha.sho.'a.Rimthe gatekeepersH7778
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
שַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumShallumH7967
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
אָטֵר֙'a.TerAterH333
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
טַלְמֹ֣ןtal.MonTalmonH2929
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
עַקּ֔וּב'a.KuvAkkubH6126
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
חֲטִיטָ֖אcha.ti.Ta'HatitaH2410
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
שֹׁבָ֑יsho.VaiShobaiH7630
מֵאָ֖הme.'Ahone hundredH3967
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
וּשְׁמֹנָֽה\׃\ \סu.she.mo.Nahand eightH8083

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Cross references for Nehemiah 7:45

  • Ezra 2:42

    The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:1-32

    Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. Moreover the sons of Obed–edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, …

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The porters.
1Ch 26:1-32; Ezr 2:42
130.

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Context

  • Nehemiah 7:44

    The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.

  • Nehemiah 7:45

    The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

  • Nehemiah 7:46

    The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

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Nehemiah 7:45 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porteros: los hijos de Sallum, los hijos de Ater, los hijos de Talmón, los hijos de Accub, los hijos de Hatita, los hijos de Sobai, ciento treinta y ocho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Portiers: les fils de Shallum, les fils d’Ater, les fils de Talmon, les fils d’Akkub, les fils de Hatita, les fils de Shobaï, 138.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Torhüter: die Söhne Schallums, die Söhne Aters, die Söhne Talmons, die Söhne Akkubs, die Söhne Hatitas, die Söhne Schobais, 138.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
filii Asaph, centum quadraginta octo.