Nehemiah 7:29
What does Nehemiah 7:29 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 7:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 7:29 means
The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three (743), are registered together. Grouping neighboring towns suggests administrative practicality and regional solidarity. A sizable combined total indicates a stronger base for rebuilding local life—fields cultivated, trade resumed, and synagogues or assemblies formed. By documenting them, Nehemiah ensures that these towns’ claims are recognized and that their people share in both the burdens and blessings of the renewed nation. The collective listing also reflects how smaller communities might have coordinated during resettlement to support each other in the demanding early years.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Men of Kirjath-Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred forty and three.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The men of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
Context
Verse 29 continues the place-based catalog begun in verse 26, this time grouping three towns with a joint number. This shows flexibility in how records were kept and hints at regional cooperation. As the number of towns increases through verse 38, the reader gains a sense of Judah’s repopulation mosaic. The towns list, like the family lists before it, will give way to religious roles (verses 39–45) and temple servants (verses 46–60), moving from geographic settlement to the staffing of worship and sacred duties essential to national life.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 2:25
The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
- Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
- Judges 18:12
And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
- Joshua 9:17
And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
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