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Nehemiah 11:5

What does Nehemiah 11:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Nehemiah 11:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Nehemiah 11:5 means

Another Judahite, Maaseiah, is identified with a detailed ancestry culminating in “the Shilonite.” The long genealogy confirms recognized family lines and property claims. The reference to “the Shilonite” likely marks a known sub-clan within Judah, showing that multiple Judahite branches contributed residents to the city. Together with verse 4, this highlights diversity within Judah and the careful record-keeping vital to post-exilic order. By naming specific forefathers, the text ties the present community to its roots, affirming that God has preserved family identities through exile and return, and now reassigns them to rebuild Jerusalem’s social and spiritual life.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col–hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Maaseiah, the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Masseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of Shiloni;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Maasia the son of Baruch, the son of Cholhoza, the son of Hazia, the son of Adaia, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zacharias, the son of the Silonite:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

Context

Following the first Judahite named in verse 4, verse 5 introduces another Judah family through Maaseiah’s line, culminating in a recognized clan descriptor. The flow is building toward a numerical summary in verse 6 of how many from the sons of Perez lived in Jerusalem. These verses together demonstrate that Jerusalem’s population was not random but drawn from traceable, covenant families. After Judah’s entries and total, the narrative will transition in verses 7–9 to the Benjaminites and their leadership within the city’s administration.

v.4And in Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

v.5This passage

v.6All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Nehemiah 3:15

    And the fountain gate repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king’s garden, even unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:21

    The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

  • Numbers 26:20

    And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

  • Genesis 38:5

    And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:5

    And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the first-born, and his sons.

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