Nehemiah 7:10
8 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
9 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
the descendants of Arah, 652;
11 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
12 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- the descendants of Arah, 652;
- KJV
- The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
- WEB
- The children of Arah: six hundred fifty-two.
- ASV
- The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
- DARBY
- The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
- BLB
- the sons of Arah, six hundred fifty-two;
- ÅB
- Arahs barn, seks hundre og to og femti;
- OTB
- Araks etterkommere, 652;
- B1930
- Arahs barn, seks hundre og to og femti;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 2:5
the descendants of Arah, 775;
Read in contextNehemiah 6:18
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
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