Nehemiah 7:61

These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:

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WEBBE

These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel:

BSB

The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

KJV

And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

ASV

And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:

BBE

All these were the people who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but because they had no knowledge of their fathers' families or offspring, it was not certain if they were Israelites:

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וְאֵלֶּה ve·'e·leh and these H428 הָעוֹלִים ha·'o·lim [are] the [ones who] came up H5927 מִתֵּל mi·tel from Tel H8528 מֶלַח me·lach Melah H8528 תֵּל tel Tel H8521 חַרְשָׁא char·sha' Harsha H8521 כְּרוּב ke·ruv Kerub H3743 אַדּוֹן 'a·don Addon H114 וְאִמֵּר ve·'i·mer and Immer H564 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 יָכְלוּ ya·khe·lu they were able H3201 לְהַגִּיד le·ha·gid to declare H5046 בֵּית־ beit- [the] house of H1004 אֲבוֹתָם 'a·vo·tam ancestors their H1 וְזַרְעָם ve·zar·'am and offspring their H2233 אִם 'im if H518 מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל mi·yis·ra·'el [were] from Israel H3478 הֵם hem they H1992

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–73

Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!

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Ezra 2:59

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AddonCherubImmerTel-harshaTel-melah

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ImmerAddanCherubTel-HarsaTel-Melah

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