The Meaning of Nehemiah 7:7 Explained

Nehemiah 7:7

KJV: Who 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;

YLT: who are coming in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. Number of the men of the people of Israel:

Darby: those who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

ASV: who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Who 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]; 

What does Nehemiah 7:7 Mean?

Study Notes

Zerubbabel
Called Zorobabel, Matthew 1:12 ; Matthew 1:13 .

Context Summary

Nehemiah 7:1-8 - 36-73, Public-Spirited Citizens
It is probable that Nehemiah returned to the Persian court on the completion of the first part of his enterprise, the building of the walls, and that he left Hananiah and his brother in charge until he had been able to obtain a prolongation of his mission. Hananiah's character is very aptly described in Nehemiah 7:2. These are splendid characteristics-the fear of God and faithfulness, 1 Corinthians 4:2. Sound common sense, through which God wrought, dictated the policy of appointing each man to guard his own property, Nehemiah 7:3; Nehemiah 7:5. The extent of the city walls had evidently been marked out in faith, as directed in Zechariah 8:1-23. Registration seems to have engrossed much of the care of these returned exiles, and it was necessary, not only that each might inherit his ancestral property, but that the descent of our Lord might be easily traced to David. We ought to be very sure that we and our dear ones are included in God's register. We cannot lay claim to our inheritance, unless we are heirs through the new birth, Romans 8:16-17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 7

1  Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah
5  A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon
9  of the people
39  of the priests
43  of the Levites
46  of the Nethinims
57  of Solomon's servants
63  and of the priests which could not find their pedigree
66  The whole number of them, with their substance
70  Their offerings

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 7:7 mean?

Those who came with Zerubbabel [were] Jeshua Nehemiah Azariah Raamiah Nahamani Mordecai Bilshan Mispereth Bigvai Nehum and Baanah The number of the men of the people of Israel -
הַבָּאִ֣ים עִם־ זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל יֵשׁ֡וּעַ נְחֶמְיָ֡ה עֲ֠זַרְיָה רַֽעַמְיָ֨ה נַחֲמָ֜נִי מָרְדֳּכַ֥י בִּלְשָׁ֛ן מִסְפֶּ֥רֶת בִּגְוַ֖י נְח֣וּם בַּעֲנָ֑ה מִסְפַּ֕ר אַנְשֵׁ֖י עַ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ס

הַבָּאִ֣ים  Those  who  came 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל  Zerubbabel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְרֻבָּבֶל  
Sense: the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon.
יֵשׁ֡וּעַ  [were]  Jeshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֵשׁוּעַ 
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
נְחֶמְיָ֡ה  Nehemiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְחֶמְיָה  
Sense: the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile.
עֲ֠זַרְיָה  Azariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲזַרְיָה 
Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Uzziah’.
רַֽעַמְיָ֨ה  Raamiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רַעַמְיָה  
Sense: one who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
נַחֲמָ֜נִי  Nahamani 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחֲמָנִי  
Sense: a chief man among the exiles who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.
מָרְדֳּכַ֥י  Mordecai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָרְדֳּכַי  
Sense: cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim.
בִּלְשָׁ֛ן  Bilshan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּלְשָׁן  
Sense: an exile who returned with Zerubbabel.
מִסְפֶּ֥רֶת  Mispereth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִסְפֶּרֶת  
Sense: one of those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
בִּגְוַ֖י  Bigvai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּגְוַי  
Sense: an exile who returned under Zerubbabel, perhaps the head of a family.
נְח֣וּם  Nehum 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְחוּם  
Sense: one of the exiles who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
בַּעֲנָ֑ה  and  Baanah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעֲנָה  
Sense: a Benjamite, son Rimmon, who with his brother Rechab murdered Ish-bosheth.
מִסְפַּ֕ר  The  number 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִסְפָּר  
Sense: number, tale.
אַנְשֵׁ֖י  of  the  men  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
עַ֥ם  the  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation