Nehemiah 7 · Verse 52

Nehemiah 7:52

The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,

Nehemiah 7:52, King James Version

Nehemiah 7:52 in other translations

BSB	the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,
WEB	the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
ASV	The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
YLT	sons of Bezai, sons of Meunim, sons of Nephishesim,
DARBY	the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
BBE	The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,
Webster	The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,

What does Nehemiah 7:52 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 7:52 in the original Hebrew

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בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121

בֵסַ֥יve.SaiBesaiH1153

בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121

מְעוּנִ֖יםme.'u.NimMeunimH4586

בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121

נְפִֽישְׁסִֽים\׃ne.fu.she.simNephissimH5300

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

Cross references for Nehemiah 7:52

Ezra 2:50
The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Meunim.The first of these variations is attributable to the translation, the original being uniformly, [Meûwnîy ,] {Meûnim;} and the latter arises from the mutation of, [Vâv,] {wav,} and, [Yôwd,] {yood,} and insertion of, [Shîyn,] {sheen,} though in the parallel passage the Kethiv is [Nephîycîym ,] {Nephisim;} and here the Keri and many MSS. have [Nephûwhsecîym ,] {Nephishesim.}
Ezr 2:50
Mehunim, Nephusim.

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Context

Nehemiah 7:51
The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
Nehemiah 7:52
The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
Nehemiah 7:53
The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

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Nehemiah 7:52 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Los hijos de Besai, los hijos de Meunim, los hijos de Nephisesim,
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	les fils de Bésaï, les fils de Meünim, les fils de Nephissim,
German Elberfelder 1871	die Söhne Besais, die Söhne der Meunim, die Söhne der Nephisim,
Latin Clementine Vulgate	filii Besai, filii Munim, filii Nephussim,