Nehemiah 7:59
New International Version
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon

New Living Translation
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

English Standard Version
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.

Berean Standard Bible
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

King James Bible
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

New King James Version
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Amon.

New American Standard Bible
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Amon.

NASB 1995
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.

NASB 1977
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.

Legacy Standard Bible
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.

Amplified Bible
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon.

Christian Standard Bible
Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, Amon’s descendants.

American Standard Version
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.

English Revised Version
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Amon.

International Standard Version
Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ammon;

Majority Standard Bible
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

NET Bible
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

New Heart English Bible
the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pokereth Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.

Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

World English Bible
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, and the children of Amon.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
sons of Shephatiah, sons of Hattil, sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, sons of Amon.

Young's Literal Translation
sons of Shephatiah, sons of Hattil, sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, sons of Amon.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, the sons of Amon.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The children of Saphatia, the children of Hatil, the children of Phochereth, who was born of Sabaim, the son of Amon.

Catholic Public Domain Version
the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth, who was born from Hazzebaim, the son of Amon.

New American Bible
descendants of Shephatiah, descendants of Hattil, descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, descendants of Amon.

New Revised Standard Version
of Shephatiah, of Hattil, of Pochereth-hazzebaim, of Amon.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Bachrut, the descendants of Zobin, the descendants of Amon.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Nekhatyah, the children of Kebruth, the children of Tsubin, the children of Amun.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
the children of Saphatia, the children of Ettel, the children of Phacarath, the children of Sabaim, the children of Emim.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The List of Returning Exiles
58the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, 59the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon. 60The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.…

Cross References
Ezra 2:59-63
The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: / the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all. / And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). ...

Nehemiah 11:3-4
These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants— / while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

1 Chronicles 9:2-3
Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

Ezra 8:1-20
These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: / from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush / of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men; ...

Nehemiah 2:1-8
Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence, / so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear / and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” ...

Nehemiah 6:15-16
So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul. / When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.

Nehemiah 12:1-26
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, / Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, / Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ...

Nehemiah 13:1-3
At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, / because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). / As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.

Matthew 1:1-17
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...

Luke 3:23-38
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...

Acts 2:5-11
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. / And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. / Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? ...

Romans 9:6-8
It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

Galatians 3:7-9
Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” / So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

Ephesians 2:11-22
Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. ...

Philippians 3:3-5
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— / though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: / circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;


Treasury of Scripture

The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

Ezra 2:57
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

Ami

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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














Shephatiah
The name "Shephatiah" is of Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh has judged" or "Yahweh is judge." This name reflects a deep-seated belief in the justice and sovereignty of God, a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. The presence of this name in the list of returnees underscores the importance of divine justice and the hope for restoration that the Israelites held as they returned from exile. It serves as a reminder of God's ongoing role as the ultimate judge and protector of His people.

Hattil
The name "Hattil" is less common and its exact meaning is not entirely clear, but it is believed to be of Hebrew origin. The inclusion of such names in the genealogical records of Nehemiah highlights the meticulous care taken to preserve the identity and heritage of the returning exiles. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's faithfulness in maintaining the lineage and identity of His chosen people, even through periods of displacement and hardship.

Pokereth-hazzebaim
This name is unique and somewhat enigmatic, possibly meaning "snaring of the gazelles" or "binding of the gazelles." The unusual nature of this name may indicate a family or clan with a distinctive history or role within the community. Its presence in the list serves as a testament to the diverse backgrounds and experiences of those who returned to Jerusalem, emphasizing the inclusivity and unity of God's people despite their varied pasts.

Amon
The name "Amon" is of Hebrew origin, meaning "faithful" or "trustworthy." This name is significant as it reflects a key attribute that God desires in His people. The inclusion of Amon in the genealogical record serves as a reminder of the faithfulness required of the Israelites as they sought to rebuild their community and reestablish their covenant relationship with God. It also points to the faithfulness of God Himself, who remained steadfast in His promises to His people throughout their history.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
the descendants
בְּנֵ֧י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Shephatiah,
שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה (šə·p̄aṭ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8203: Shephatiah -- 'Yah has judged', the name of a number of Israelites

the descendants
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Hattil,
חַטִּ֗יל (ḥaṭ·ṭîl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2411: Hattil -- an Israelite

the descendants
בְּנֵ֛י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of
פֹּכֶ֥רֶת (pō·ḵe·reṯ)
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Strong's Hebrew

Pochereth-hazzebaim,
הַצְּבָיִ֖ים (haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·yîm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6380: Pochereth-hazzebaim -- 'bindress of the gazelles', head of a postexilic family

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Amon.
אָמֽוֹן׃ (’ā·mō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 526: Amon -- 'masterworkman', three Israelites


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