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Nehemiah 7:5 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 7 · verse 5 · King James Version
And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,Nehemiah 7:5 · King James Version
Nehemiah 7:5 in context
3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
4Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
5And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
6These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
Key words (Strong's)
- genealogyyâchasto enroll by pedigreeH3187 →
- togetherqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- registerçêpherproperly, writingH5612 →
- nobleschôrproperly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fireH2715 →
- rulersçâgâna prefect of a provinceH5461 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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