Nehemiah 7:54

The List of Returning Exiles · Nehemiah 7:4–69
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Translations

Modern
…the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
Traditional
The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
Literal
…the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
Latin
…filii Besloth, filii Mahida, filii Harsa,

Original

Hebrew
English
…the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

Notes

Nehemiah wanted to ensure that only true priests and Levites served in God's temple.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah

Parallels

Ezra 2:1–67

People

Bazluth: Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile Harsha: Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile Mehida: Ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile

Glossary

Bazlith, Bazluth Book of Ezra Genealogy Harsha Mehida Nethinim Singer

Topics

Bazlith: Also Called Bazluth, One of the Nethinim Harsha: One of the Nethinim Israel, Prophecies Concerning: Captivity of Nehemiah is Commissioned to Lead the Remainder of the Captivity Levites: The List of Those Who Returned from Captivity Mehida: A Person Whose Descendants Returned from Babylon Nethinim: A Large Number of, Returned from the Captivity