Nehemiah 7:37
What does Nehemiah 7:37 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 7:37 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 7:37 means
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one (721), are recorded together. These towns in the western plain, closer to trade routes, provide a fairly strong contingent. Their registration signals the rebuilding of economic corridors and protection of vulnerable frontiers. Grouping them reflects practical administration of neighboring locales. As with other entries, the goal is orderly re-establishment—guaranteeing rights, planning defense, and ensuring support for the temple from diverse regions. This combined entry shows that restoration was not only a spiritual renewal but also a reweaving of social and economic life across Judah.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred and twenty and one.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The children of Lod, of Hadid and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
Context
Verse 37 continues the town-based enumeration (verses 26–38) with a grouped total from three western towns. The list portrays a comprehensive repopulation strategy, balancing Jerusalem’s centrality with the needs of outlying regions. As these town entries accumulate, they prepare the reader to consider how such settlements will provide the people necessary for sacred service (verses 39–45) and temple support functions (verses 46–60). The structured flow ultimately leads to summary numbers and offerings (verses 66–72), underscoring a nation being rebuilt in both body and soul.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 11:34
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
- Nehemiah 6:2
that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
- 1 Chronicles 8:12
And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns thereof;
- Ezra 2:33
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
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