Nehemiah 7:60
What does Nehemiah 7:60 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 7:60 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 7:60 means
This verse totals all the Nethinim and the children of Solomon’s servants at three hundred ninety and two (392). The combined figure shows that a substantial workforce undergirded temple and civic operations. By summing them, Nehemiah emphasizes their collective importance and ensures that provision and oversight match the scale of their duties. The total also aids in planning rotations, supplies, and housing. This careful accounting affirms that the restored community values and supports the many hands required for steady worship and orderly public life.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon <FI>are<Fi> three hundred ninety and two.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All the Nathinites, and the children of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-two.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, three hundred and ninety-two.
Context
Verse 60 concludes the listings of auxiliary service groups by providing a combined total. Having documented both core temple personnel and support classes, the chapter turns next (verses 61–65) to those whose lineage cannot be verified. The contrast is deliberate: after rigorous enumeration of legitimate groups, the narrative addresses claimants who lack proof, especially among would-be priests. This transition underscores the necessity of documentation for roles affecting the purity of worship and the proper functioning of the community.
v.59the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
v.60This passage
v.61And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 2:58
All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
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