Nehemiah 7:73
What does Nehemiah 7:73 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 7:73 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 7:73 means
The priests, Levites, porters, singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwell in their cities. With the seventh month’s arrival, the people are in place for the major festivals and the public reading of the Law to follow. This verse signals transition from rebuilding to renewal: settled communities, staffed temple, and a liturgical calendar ready to be observed. The scattered are gathered, the city is secured, and identity is re-established. The nation now stands poised to hear God’s Word afresh and to walk in the covenant in their restored land.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the music-makers and some of the people and the Nethinim, and all Israel, were living in their towns.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they dwell--the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and <FI>some<Fi> of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel--in their cities, and the seventh month cometh, and the sons of Israel <FI>are<Fi> in their cities.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singing men, and the rest of the common people, and the Nathinites, and all Israel dwelt in their cities.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities,
Context
Verse 73 closes the chapter by reporting a settled, ordered community distributed across their cities, with temple personnel in place. The mention of the seventh month anticipates the events of the next chapter, where the Law will be read to the assembled people. This conclusion ties together the chapter’s themes: security measures (verses 1–3), sparse population addressed (verse 4), genealogical verification (verses 5–65), communal totals and resources (verses 66–69), and generous contributions (verses 70–72). All serves the larger purpose of a restored people prepared for worship and obedience.
v.72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 2:70
So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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