Nehemiah 7:46
Nehemiah 7:46 in Multiple Translations
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
The Nethinims: the sonnes of Ziha, the sonnes of Hashupha, the sonnes of Tabaoth,
The Nethinim: sons of Ziha, sons of Hasupha, sons of Tabbaoth,
The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The porters: the children of Sellum, the children of Ater, the children of Telmon, the children of Accub, the children of Hatita, the children of Sobai: a hundred thirty-eight.
Temple workers who returned were descendants of these men: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
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Nehemiah 7:46 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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הַ/נְּתִינִ֑ים
בְּנֵי
צִחָ֥א
בְנֵי
חֲשֻׂפָ֖א
בְּנֵ֥י
טַבָּעֽוֹת
הַ/נְּתִינִ֑ים
Nâthîyn
H5411
temple servant
Art | N-mp
בְּנֵי
bên
H1121
son
N-mp
צִחָ֥א
Tsîychâʼ
H6727
Ziha
N-proper
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
N-mp
חֲשֻׂפָ֖א
Chăsûwphâʼ
H2817
Hasupha
N-proper
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
N-mp
טַבָּעֽוֹת
Ṭabbâʻôwth
H2884
Tabbaoth
N-proper
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Hebrew Word Reference — Nehemiah 7:46
הַ/נְּתִינִ֑ים
Nâthîyn
H5411
"temple servant"
Art | N-mp
This term refers to temple servants, called Nethinim, who helped the Levites and priests in the sanctuary. They were assigned to serve in the temple, as seen in Ezra and Nehemiah. The Nethinim played a vital role in temple duties.
Definition: 1) Nethinims 1a) temple slaves assigned to the Levites and priests for service in the sanctuary Aramaic equivalent: ne.tin (נְתִין "temple servant" H5412)
Usage: Occurs in 15 OT verses. KJV: Nethinims. See also: 1 Chronicles 9:2; Nehemiah 3:26; Nehemiah 11:21.
בְּנֵי
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
צִחָ֥א
Tsîychâʼ
H6727
"Ziha"
N-proper
Ziha was a person who lived during the time of the Israelites' exile and return, mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as an ancestor of temple slaves.
Definition: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.21 § Ziha = "parched" 1) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile in Babylon with Zerubbabel 2) a chief of the temple slaves in Ophel in the time of Nehemiah
Usage: Occurs in 3 OT verses. KJV: Ziha. See also: Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46; Nehemiah 11:21.
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
חֲשֻׂפָ֖א
Chăsûwphâʼ
H2817
"Hasupha"
N-proper
Hasupha was a leader of the Nethinim, a group of temple slaves, who returned from exile with Ezra, as mentioned in Ezra 2:43. The name means stripped or bare.
Definition: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.43 § Hasupha or Hashupha = "stripped" head of the family of temple slaves returning from exile in the 1st caravan
Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: Hashupha, Hasupha. See also: Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46.
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
טַבָּעֽוֹת
Ṭabbâʻôwth
H2884
"Tabbaoth"
N-proper
Tabbaoth refers to a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel, as mentioned in Ezra 2:43. The name Tabbaoth means rings, and they were part of the Nethinim, a group of servants in the temple. They played a role in the return from exile.
Definition: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.43 § Tabbaoth = "rings" a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: Tabaoth. See also: Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46.
Study Notes — Nehemiah 7:46
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Context — The List of Returning Exiles
44The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.
45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.
46The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
47the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon, 48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Ezra 2:43 | The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, |
| 2 | Leviticus 27:2–8 | “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons, if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. And if the person is from five to twenty years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. Now if the person is from one month to five years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver, and for the female three shekels of silver. And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female. But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford. |
| 3 | Joshua 9:23–27 | Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this. Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.” So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites. On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose. |
| 4 | 1 Chronicles 9:2 | Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. |
Nehemiah 7:46 Summary
Nehemiah 7:46 talks about the temple servants, who were the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth. These servants helped take care of the temple and assisted the priests and Levites in their work, similar to how we are called to serve and support one another in the body of Christ, as seen in 1 Corinthians 12:27. Just like the temple servants, we can find joy and fulfillment in serving God in humble ways, even if it's behind the scenes. By serving God and others, we can show our love and gratitude for all that He has done for us, as expressed in John 13:35.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who were the temple servants mentioned in Nehemiah 7:46?
The temple servants were the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth, who assisted the Levites in the upkeep and maintenance of the temple, as seen in Ezra 8:20 and Nehemiah 11:3.
What was the role of the temple servants in the temple?
The temple servants played a vital role in the daily operations of the temple, similar to the gatekeepers mentioned in Nehemiah 7:45, and were responsible for various tasks such as cleaning and maintenance, as referenced in 1 Chronicles 9:26-27.
How did the temple servants contribute to the worship and service of God?
The temple servants contributed to the worship and service of God by ensuring the temple was clean and prepared for the priests and Levites to perform their duties, as seen in 2 Chronicles 29:15-16 and Nehemiah 13:9.
What can we learn from the mention of the temple servants in Nehemiah 7:46?
We can learn the importance of humble service and dedication to God, as the temple servants worked behind the scenes to support the ministry of the priests and Levites, much like the exhortation in Romans 12:1 and 1 Peter 4:10-11.
Reflection Questions
- What does the mention of specific families and descendants in Nehemiah 7:46 teach us about the importance of family and heritage in our service to God?
- How can we, like the temple servants, find joy and fulfillment in serving God in humble and often unseen ways?
- What are some ways we can support and assist those in ministry, just as the temple servants assisted the Levites and priests?
- How does the attention to detail in Nehemiah 7:46, listing specific families and descendants, demonstrate God's care and concern for every individual and their role in His plan?
Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 7:46
[See comments on Ne 7:6].
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 7:46
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Ellicott's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:46
(5-73) The genealogical reckoning of the people, as the first step towards increasing the population of the metropolis, is determined on, not without express Divine suggestion; the allusion to this inspiration from God, is, as in Nehemiah 2:12, very emphatic. The original register of Zerubbabelis found and copied. The express language of both Ezra and Nehemiah makes it plain that this is no other than the list of those who came up with Zerubbabel and Joshua after the decree of Cyrus, in B.C. 538. Nehemiah’s own census follows, in Nehemiah 11. The exposition, especially as compared with Ezra 2, has been given on that chapter.
Cambridge Bible on Nehemiah 7:46
46. The Nethinims] R.V. The Nethinim.Hashupha] R.V. Hasupha.
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