Nehemiah 7:15
What does Nehemiah 7:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 7:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 7:15 means
The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight, are registered. Though not a leading number, it represents many households choosing faithfulness over comfort. Their documented presence provides stability in assignments of land and duties. Precision in counting also conveys fairness; no clan is overlooked or exaggerated. The restoration depends on a tapestry of such groups, each bringing skills, labor, and worshipers to revive the land. Their count is a testimony that God preserved families through the exile and returned them to rebuild what was lost, restoring both community life and covenant practices in their ancestral home.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Sons of Binnui: six hundred forty and eight.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The children of Bannui, six hundred forty-eight.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
Context
Verse 15 keeps the cadence of the family list moving forward. Each recorded group functions like a building block contributing to the whole structure of post-exilic Judah. The sequence will continue with additional households until verse 25, then shift focus to towns (verses 26–38) and later to religious functionaries (verses 39–45) and temple servants (verses 46–60). Seeing these entries as part of a carefully curated register helps explain why later claims to priestly status require documented proof (verses 63–65). The continual precision builds trust in the record’s reliability.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 2:10
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
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