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Nehemiah 7:73 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 7 · verse 73
So 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.Nehemiah 7:73 · King James Version
Nehemiah 7:73 in context
71And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
73So 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- NethinimsNâthîynthe Nethinim, or Temple-servantsH5411 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- LevitesLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
- portersshôwʻêra janitorH7778 →
- singersshîyrto singH7891 →
- seventhshᵉbîyʻîyseventhH7637 →
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We have here another good project of Nehemiah's; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-73