Nehemiah 7 · Verse 57

Nehemiah 7:57

The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
Nehemiah 7:57, King James Version

Nehemiah 7:57 in other translations

BSBThe descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
WEBThe children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
ASVThe children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
YLTSons of the servants of Solomon: sons of Sotai, sons of Sophereth, sons of Perida,
DARBYThe children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
BBEThe children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
WebsterThe children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

What does Nehemiah 7:57 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 7:57 in the original Hebrew

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בְּנֵ֖יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
סוֹטַ֥יso.TaiSotaiH5479
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
סוֹפֶ֖רֶתso.Fe.retSopherethH5618
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
פְרִידָֽא\׃fe.ri.Da'PeridaH6514

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Cross references for Nehemiah 7:57

  • Ezra 2:55

    The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

  • Nehemiah 11:3

    Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

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Solomon's.
11:3
Perida.Three MSS. have Peruda, instead of Perida, as in Ezra.
Ezr 2:55
Peruda.

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Context

  • Nehemiah 7:56

    The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

  • Nehemiah 7:57

    The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

  • Nehemiah 7:58

    The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

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Nehemiah 7:57 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los hijos de los siervos de Salomón: los hijos de Sotai, los hijos de Sophereth, los hijos de Perida,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fils des serviteurs de Salomon: les fils de Sotaï, les fils de Sophéreth, les fils de Perida,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Söhne der Knechte Salomos: die Söhne Sotais, die Söhne Sophereths, die Söhne Peridas,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
filii servorum Salomonis, filii Sothai, filii Sophereth, filii Pharida,