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Nehemiah 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 13

1 ¶ And it happened when the wall was built, I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.

2 I commanded that my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the temple be over Jerusalem. For he was as a man of truth and feared God above many.

3 And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the heat of the sun. And while they are standing, let them shut and bar the doors. And make stand guards from those living in Jerusalem, a man in his watch, and a man to be across from his house.

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Chapter Summary

1 Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah. 5 A register of the gene-alogy of them which came out of Babylon, 9 of the people.

Key Hebrew Words

חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים fifty H2572 · TWOT 686c
אַחֵ֖ר another H312 · TWOT 68a
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d
כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים priest H3548 · TWOT 959a
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה Solomon H8010 · TWOT 2401i

People & Context

Organizing the City's Defense

With the wall built and doors set, Nehemiah appoints gatekeepers, singers, and Levites. He puts his brother Hanani and Hananiah in charge of Jerusalem…

Genealogical Registration

Noticing the city is sparsely populated, Nehemiah is prompted by God to register the people. He finds the ancestral record of those who first returned…

Offerings and Resettlement

The leaders and people give generously of gold, silver, and garments to the treasury. The returned exiles settle into their respective cities by the s…

Timeline

Organizing the City's Defense

With the wall built and doors set, Nehemiah appoints gatekeepers, singers, and Levites. He puts his brother Hanani and Hananiah in charge of Jerusalem's security.

Nehemiah 7:1-3
Genealogical Registration

Noticing the city is sparsely populated, Nehemiah is prompted by God to register the people. He finds the ancestral record of those who first returned with Zerubbabel.

Nehemiah 7:4-69
Offerings and Resettlement

The leaders and people give generously of gold, silver, and garments to the treasury. The returned exiles settle into their respective cities by the seventh month.

Nehemiah 7:70-73

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