Nehemiah 7 · Verse 54

Nehemiah 7:54

The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
Nehemiah 7:54, King James Version

Nehemiah 7:54 in other translations

BSBthe descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
WEBthe children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
ASVthe children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
YLTsons of Bazlith, sons of Mehida, sons of Harsha,
DARBYthe children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
BBEThe children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
WebsterThe children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

What does Nehemiah 7:54 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 54 The children of Mehida - Many of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., have Mehira.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 7:54 in the original Hebrew

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בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
בַצְלִ֥יתvatz.LitBazluthH1213
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
מְחִידָ֖אme.chi.Da'MehidaH4240
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
חַרְשָֽׁא\׃char.Sha'HarshaH2797

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

Cross references for Nehemiah 7:54

  • Ezra 2:52

    The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Bazlith.Instead of Bazlith, many MSS. and the LXX. have Bazluth, as in the parallel place.
Ezr 2:52
Bazluth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Nehemiah 7:53

    The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

  • Nehemiah 7:54

    The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

  • Nehemiah 7:55

    The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

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Nehemiah 7:54 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los hijos de Baslith, los hijos de Mehida, los hijos de Harsa,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
les fils de Batslith, les fils de Mekhida, les fils de Harsha,
German
Elberfelder 1871
die Söhne Bazluths, die Söhne Mechidas, die Söhne Harschas,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
filii Besloth, filii Mahida, filii Harsa,