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King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. <a href="/esv/nehemiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town. <a href="/bsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a> These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a> These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken into exile, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken away into exile, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city, <a href="/amp/nehemiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> These are the sons (descendants, people) of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had deported [to Babylon]; they returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city, <a href="/csb/nehemiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town. <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town. <a href="/asv/nehemiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and that returned unto Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; <a href="/erv/nehemiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and that returned unto Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> These were the people in the province. They were the ones who left the place where the exiles had been taken captive. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken them captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah. All of them went to their own cities. <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own hometown. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners. <a href="/isv/nehemiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> a list of descendants of the province of Judah who returned from captivity, from those who had been exiled by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. They had come back to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his town. <a href="/msb/nehemiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, <a href="/net/nehemiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a> These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city. <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> These are the people of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city; <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city; <a href="/web/nehemiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a> These are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> These [are] sons of the province, those coming up of the captives of the expulsion that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed—and they return to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city— <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> These are sons of the province, those coming up of the captives of the removal that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed -- and they turn back to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city -- <a href="/slt/nehemiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> These the sons of the province coming up from the captivity of the: exile which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel carried into exile; and they will turn back to Jerusalem and to Judah, a man to his city;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> These are the children of the province, who came up from the captivity of them that had been carried away, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned into Judea, every one into his own city. <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> These are the sons of the province, who ascended from the captivity of the transmigration, those whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had taken away, and who returned into Jerusalem and Judea, each one to his own city. <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a> These are the inhabitants of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had carried away, and who came back to Jerusalem and Judah, to their own cities: <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried into exile; they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> These are the people of the province who went up out of the captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city; <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> These are the children of the city who came up from the captivity of the captives whom Nebukadnetsar King of Babel took captive, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Yehuda, each man to his town<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and that returned unto Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; <a href="/sep/nehemiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Now these are the children of the country, that came up from captivity, of the number which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, every man to his city; <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=1552" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/7.htm">The List of Returning Exiles</a> …5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it: 6<a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">are the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/4082.htm" title="4082: ham·mə·ḏî·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A province. From diyn; properly, a judgeship, i.e. Jurisdiction; by implication, a district; generally, a region.">of the province</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: hā·‘ō·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">who came up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: miš·šə·ḇî (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">from the captivity</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: hag·gō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">of the exiles</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: heḡ·lāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">carried away</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">to Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5019.htm" title="5019: nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar (N-proper-ms) -- Of foreign derivation; Nebukadnetstsar, king of Babylon.">by Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">its king.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šū·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">They returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: lî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">to Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: wə·lî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lə·‘î·rōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">to his own town,</a> 7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">Ezra 2:1</a> Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a> And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” <a href="/nehemiah/2-11.htm">Nehemiah 2:11-20</a> After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days, / I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding. / So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire. ... <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1-2</a> Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns. / And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. <a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">Nehemiah 12:1</a> Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, <a href="/nehemiah/13-3.htm">Nehemiah 13:3</a> As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent. <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Ezra 1:5</a> So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. <a href="/ezra/3-8.htm">Ezra 3:8</a> In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD. <a href="/ezra/4-1.htm">Ezra 4:1-5</a> When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel, / they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.” / But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.” ... <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16-18</a> Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. / For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. / They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses. <a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Ezra 7:6-10</a> this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him. / So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants. / Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king. ... <a href="/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1</a> These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a> For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. / For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. / Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ... <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a> On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. / A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. / Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city;the children<a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">Ezra 2:1-70</a> Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; … <a href="/ezra/5-8.htm">Ezra 5:8</a> Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.<a href="/ezra/6-2.htm">Ezra 6:2</a> And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:whom Nebuchadnezzar<a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</a> And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land… <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a> Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-1.htm">2 Chronicles 36:1-23</a> Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">Ar</a> <a href="/ezra/8-1.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-4.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-21.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezra/6-18.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezra/10-16.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-3.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-18.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezra/7-23.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/ezra/6-5.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/ezra/5-12.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-7.htm">Province</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Ar</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-6.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/esther/2-6.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-17.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/esther/2-6.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-3.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/esther/2-6.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/psalms/147-2.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-3.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/esther/2-6.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/esther/2-6.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-3.htm">Province</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 7</div>1. <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah</a> 5. <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon</a> 9. <a href="/nehemiah/7-9.htm">of the people</a> 39. <a href="/nehemiah/7-39.htm">of the priests</a> 43. <a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm">of the Levites</a> 46. <a href="/nehemiah/7-46.htm">of the Nethinims</a> 57. <a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm">of Solomon's servants</a> 63. <a href="/nehemiah/7-63.htm">and of the priests which could not find their pedigree</a> 66. <a href="/nehemiah/7-66.htm">The whole number of them, with their substance</a> 70. <a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Their offerings</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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After the Babylonian exile, the Persian Empire allowed the Jews to return to their homeland, which was now a province under Persian control. This return was significant as it marked the beginning of the restoration of the Jewish community and religious practices in their ancestral land.who came up from the captivity of the exiles The captivity refers to the period of Babylonian exile, which began in 586 BC when Jerusalem was destroyed, and many Jews were taken to Babylon. This exile was a pivotal event in Jewish history, fulfilling prophecies such as those in <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a>. The return from exile was seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a>.carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king Nebuchadnezzar II was the Babylonian king responsible for the conquest of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jewish people. His reign is well-documented both biblically and historically, with archaeological evidence supporting the events described in the Bible. The exile was a result of the Israelites' disobedience to God, as warned by prophets like Jeremiah and Ezekiel.They returned to Jerusalem and Judah The return to Jerusalem and Judah was a significant event, marking the fulfillment of God's promise to bring His people back to their land. This return was led by figures such as Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and it involved the rebuilding of the temple and the walls of Jerusalem. The returnees faced numerous challenges, including opposition from surrounding peoples, but their efforts were crucial in re-establishing Jewish identity and worship.each to his own town This phrase indicates that the returning exiles sought to reclaim their ancestral lands and re-establish their communities. The allocation of land was important for maintaining tribal identities and fulfilling the covenant promises made to the patriarchs. This return to their towns also symbolized a restoration of order and a return to the way of life prescribed in the Torah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> A Jewish leader and cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, who led the third return to Jerusalem and oversaw the rebuilding of the city walls. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a> The Jewish people who were taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar and later returned to their homeland. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The empire that conquered Judah and took the Israelites into captivity. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> The Babylonian king responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Jewish people. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem_and_judah.htm">Jerusalem and Judah</a> The homeland to which the exiles returned, representing the restoration of the Jewish community and worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> The return of the exiles fulfills God's promise to restore His people after 70 years of captivity, demonstrating His unwavering faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_restoration.htm">The Importance of Community Restoration</a> The return to Jerusalem and Judah signifies not just a physical return but a spiritual and communal restoration, emphasizing the importance of rebuilding community and worship. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Obedience and Trust in God's Timing</a> The exiles' return required trust in God's timing and obedience to His call, reminding us to wait patiently and act faithfully in His timing. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Leadership in God's Plan</a> Nehemiah's leadership was crucial in organizing the return and rebuilding efforts, illustrating the importance of godly leadership in fulfilling God's purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_heritage_and_identity.htm">The Significance of Heritage and Identity</a> Returning to their own towns highlights the importance of heritage and identity in God's plan, encouraging us to value our spiritual heritage and identity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 7</a> <a href="/q/is_neh._7_6-73_list_archaeologically_proven.htm">Does the detailed list of families and possessions in Nehemiah 7:6–73 have any archaeological corroboration, or could it be exaggerated? </a> <a href="/q/pahrath-moab_children_freed__2,812_or_2,818.htm">How many children of Pahrath-Moab were freed from Babylonian captivity? 2,812 (Ezra 2:6) or 2,818 (Nehemiah 7:11)?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_second_exodus_rarely_recorded.htm">Why is the second exodus from 'the land of the north' in Jeremiah 16:14-15 rarely mentioned in historical records or archaeological findings compared to the first Exodus?</a> <a href="/q/do_nehemiah_1_2-3's_reports_match_history.htm">In Nehemiah 1:2-3, do the reported conditions of Jerusalem's walls and gates align with known historical or archaeological findings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>These אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those are the people בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of the province הַמְּדִינָ֗ה (ham·mə·ḏî·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4082.htm">Strong's 4082: </a> A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region who came up הָעֹלִים֙ (hā·‘ō·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively from the captivity מִשְּׁבִ֣י (miš·šə·ḇî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> Exiled, captured, exile, booty of the exiles הַגּוֹלָ֔ה (hag·gō·w·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> Exile, exiles carried away הֶגְלָ֔ה (heḡ·lāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal to Babylon בָּבֶ֑ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city by Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5019.htm">Strong's 5019: </a> Nebuchadnezzar -- 'Nebo, protect the boundary', a Babylonian king [its] king. מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king They returned וַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּ (way·yā·šū·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Jerusalem לִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם (lî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and Judah, וְלִיהוּדָ֖ה (wə·lî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites each אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person to his own town, לְעִירֽוֹ׃ (lə·‘î·rōw) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 7:6 These are the children of the province (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 7:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 7:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 7:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 7:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>