Nehemiah 7:59
57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.
60 The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
61 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
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.
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- BSB
- the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.
- KJV
- The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
- WEB
- the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, and the children of Amon.
- ASV
- the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
- DARBY
- the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
- BLB
- the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.
- ÅB
- Sefatjas barn, Hattils barn, Pokeret-Hasseba'ims barn, Amons barn.
- OTB
- etterkommerne av Sjefatja, Hattil, Pokeret-Hassebaim og tempeltjeneren Amon.
- B1930
- Sefatjas barn, Hattils barn, Pokeret-Hasseba'ims barn, Amons barn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 2:57
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
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