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Nehemiah 11

Nehemiah 11:12

Jerusalem’s New Settlers · Nehemiah 11:1–19
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Translations

Modern
…and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
Traditional
And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
Literal
And their brothers doing the work for the house—eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,
Latin
…et fratres eorum facientes opera templi: octingenti viginti duo. Et Adaia filius Jeroham, filius Phelelia, filius Amsi, filius Zachariæ, filius Pheshur, filius Melchiæ,

Original

Hebrew
English
…and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

Notes

Nehemiah 11:1–36

The story goes back to the topic of bringing people back to live in the safe city of Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 7:1–5). The list of names is similar to the one in 1 Chronicles 9:2–17.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah

People

Adaiah: Priest, descendant of Malchijah, during the post-exilic period Amzi: Priest in Jerusalem after the Exile Jeroham: A priest, father of Adaiah Malchijah: Priest during the time of Nehemiah Pashhur: Head of a priestly family that returned from exile Pelaliah: Priest in Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time Zechariah: Priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile

Glossary

Adaiah Amzi Book of Nehemiah Elah Genealogy Jeroham Malchiah Malchijah Nethinim Overseer Pelaliah Zechariah (Person)

Topics

Adaiah: A Priest Amzi: A Priest Genealogy of the Jews Who Returned from the Captivity Jeroham: A Priest, and Father of Adaiah, Who Lived in Jerusalem After the Exile Malchiah: Also Called Melchiah: An Aaronite Pashur: A Priest, Son of Malchiah: An Influential Man and Ancestor of an Influential Family Pelaliah: A Priest Zechariah (Zecharias): Name of Various Jews After the Captivity