Nehemiah 7 · Verse 55

Nehemiah 7:55

The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
Nehemiah 7:55, King James Version

Nehemiah 7:55 in other translations

BSBthe descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
WEBthe children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
ASVthe children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
YLTsons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Tamah,
DARBYthe children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
BBEThe children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,
WebsterThe children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

What does Nehemiah 7:55 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 7:55 in the original Hebrew

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בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
בַרְק֥וֹסvar.KosBarkosH1302
בְּֽנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
סִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'SiseraH5516
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
תָֽמַח\׃Ta.machTemahH8547

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

Cross references for Nehemiah 7:55

  • Ezra 2:53

    The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Tamah.Here there is no variation in the original; it being uniformly Tamah.
Ezr 2:53
Thamah.

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

Context

  • 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,

  • Nehemiah 7:56

    The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

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Nehemiah 7:55 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los hijos de Barcos, los hijos de Sísera, los hijos de Tema,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
les fils de Barkos, les fils de Sisera, les fils de Thamakh,
German
Elberfelder 1871
die Söhne Barkos, die Söhne Siseras, die Söhne Tamachs,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
filii Bercos, filii Sisara, filii Thema,