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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/nehemiah/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I asked for nothing, even though I regularly fed 150 Jewish officials at my table, besides all the visitors from other lands!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, there were at my table 150 men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover <i>there were</i> at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that <i>are</i> about us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And at my table <i>were</i> one hundred and fifty Jews and rulers, besides those who came to us from the nations around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, <i>there were</i> at my table 150 Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moreover, there were at my table one hundred and fifty Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Moreover, <i>there were</i> at my table one hundred and fifty Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, <i>there were</i> at my table 150 Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, there were at my table a hundred and fifty Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were 150 Jews and officials, as well as guests from the surrounding nations at my table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were 150 Jews and officials, as well as guests from the surrounding nations at my table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I usually fed 150 of our own Jewish people and their leaders, as well as foreign visitors from surrounding lands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover there were at my table of the Jews and the rulers an hundred and fifty men, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that were round about us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I fed 150 Jewish leaders and their people who came to us from the surrounding nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I regularly fed at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jewish people and their leaders, besides all the people who came to me from the surrounding nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I fed 150 Jews and officials every day, not counting those who came from the nations around us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely, in addition to those who came to us from the nations all around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, besides those who came to us from among the nations that were around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover, there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came to us from among the heathen that were about us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, in addition to those who came to us from among the nations that were around us. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and of the Jews, and of the prefects, one hundred and fifty men, and those coming to us of the nations that [are] around us, [are] at my table;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and of the Jews, and of the prefects, a hundred and fifty men, and those coming in unto us of the nations that are round about us, are at my table;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Jews and prefects a hundred and fifty men, and they coming to us from the nations that were round about us; to my table.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Jews also and the magistrates to the number of one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, besides them that came to us from among the nations that were round about us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, the Jews and the magistrates, one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, with those who came to us from among the Gentiles that are around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though I set my table for a hundred and fifty persons, Jews and magistrates, as well as the neighboring Gentiles who came to us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover there were at my table one hundred fifty people, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations around us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty nobles and rulers, besides those who came to us from among the nations that were about us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Princes and the Governors, a hundred and fifty men, and those who came to us from the nations which surround us, they came to us, each man with his gift.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover there were at my table of the Jews and the rulers a hundred and fifty men, beside those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Jews, to <i>the number of</i> a hundred and fifty men, besides those coming to us from the nations round about, <i>were</i> at my table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=1222" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/5.htm">Nehemiah's Generosity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">There were 150</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: wa·ḥă·miš·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: wə·hay·yə·hū·ḏîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">Jews</a> <a href="/hebrew/5461.htm" title="5461: wə·has·sə·ḡā·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A prefect, ruler. From an unused root meaning to superintend; a prefect of a province.">and officials</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/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: šul·ḥā·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">my table,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hab·bā·’îm (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">besides the guests</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·nū (Adv:: 1cp) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">the surrounding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a></span><br />In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9</a></span><br />Show hospitality to one another without complaining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a></span><br />Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Luke 14:12-14</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. / But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">1 Timothy 5:10</a></span><br />and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a></span><br />If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a></span><br />Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a></span><br />Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a></span><br />Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a></span><br />If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a></span><br />You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32</a></span><br />but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came to us from among the heathen that are about us.</p><p class="hdg">at my table</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">2 Samuel 9:7,13</a></b></br> And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">1 Kings 18:19</a></b></br> Now therefore send, <i>and</i> gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.</p><p class="hdg">an hundred</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Isaiah 32:8</a></b></br> But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></b></br> Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9,10</a></b></br> Use hospitality one to another without grudging… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/ezra/8-26.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezra/6-11.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-27.htm">Guests</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-9.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-14.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-12.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/ezra/9-4.htm">Round</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-22.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Table</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-67.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/job/34-1.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Guests</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-16.htm">Round</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/job/36-16.htm">Table</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/5-6.htm">Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to make a covenant of restitution</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/5-14.htm">He forbears his own allowance, and keeps hospitality</a></span><br></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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The number 150 indicates a large gathering, suggesting Nehemiah's commitment to community and unity among the Jews and their leaders. This hospitality is reminiscent of the communal meals in the early church (<a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a>), emphasizing fellowship and shared resources. The presence of officials highlights the importance of governance and leadership in rebuilding Jerusalem, aligning with the biblical principle of wise leadership (<a href="/proverbs/11-14.htm">Proverbs 11:14</a>).<p><b>besides the guests from the surrounding nations</b><br>The mention of guests from surrounding nations indicates Nehemiah's diplomatic approach and the broader geopolitical context of his time. This inclusivity may have been strategic, fostering peace and cooperation with neighboring peoples. It reflects the biblical theme of God's people being a light to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>). The presence of these guests also underscores the fulfillment of prophecies about the nations being drawn to Jerusalem (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a>). Nehemiah's actions can be seen as a type of Christ, who also reached out to Gentiles and broke down barriers (<a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>The central figure in the book, Nehemiah was a cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes and later became the governor of Judah. He was instrumental in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and reforming the community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jews_and_officials.htm">Jews and Officials</a></b><br>These were the people Nehemiah hosted regularly. They included leaders and influential figures within the Jewish community who were involved in the rebuilding efforts.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/guests_from_surrounding_nations.htm">Guests from Surrounding Nations</a></b><br>These were non-Jewish individuals from neighboring regions. Their presence at Nehemiah's table indicates a level of diplomacy and outreach beyond the Jewish community.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place. It was in a state of disrepair before Nehemiah's arrival and efforts to rebuild its walls.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_table.htm">The Table</a></b><br>Symbolic of fellowship and provision, Nehemiah's table was a place of hospitality and community, reflecting his leadership and generosity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_in_leadership.htm">Generosity in Leadership</a></b><br>Nehemiah exemplifies how leaders should use their resources to serve others, not for personal gain but for the benefit of the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_as_a_witness.htm">Hospitality as a Witness</a></b><br>By welcoming both Jews and foreigners, Nehemiah demonstrates how hospitality can be a powerful tool for building relationships and fostering peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>Regular gatherings around a table can strengthen community bonds and provide opportunities for mutual support and encouragement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diplomacy_and_outreach.htm">Diplomacy and Outreach</a></b><br>Engaging with those outside one's immediate community can lead to greater understanding and cooperation, as seen in Nehemiah's inclusion of guests from surrounding nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>Nehemiah's use of his position and resources to feed many reflects a biblical principle of stewardship, where what we have is used for God's purposes and the good of others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_distant_israelites_follow_lev._17.htm">Since Leviticus 17 requires sacrifices at one specific location, how did ancient Israelites living far away or outside Israel consistently adhere to this command?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_nehemiah_5_7's_contradiction.htm">Nehemiah 5:7 suggests interest-taking was widespread despite Mosaic Law prohibitions (e.g., Exodus 22:25); how can this contradiction be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/resolve_ezra_5_17_vs._persian_timeline.htm">(Ezra 5:17) How do we resolve apparent inconsistencies between this passage's account of Persian rule and known Persian chronology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_esther_2_15_align_biblically.htm">How does Esther 2:15 align with other biblical traditions when it omits any mention of Jewish religious practice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">At my table.</span>--The charge on the governor's free hospitality was heavy: "of the Jews a hundred and fifty rulers, besides those that came" occasionally from the country.<p><span class= "bld">Because the bondage.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">because the service of building</span> was heavy.<p><span class= "bld">The bondage.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">the service</span> was heavy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">An hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers</span>. The "hundred and fifty" were, all of them, "rulers." Nehemiah means to say that he entertained continually at his table 150 of the Jewish chief men or "rulers" (<span class="accented">segdnim</span>), and also an indefinite number of foreign Jews, who came on short visits to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">There were 150</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jews</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיְּהוּדִ֨ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jews -- Jewish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and officials</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַסְּגָנִ֜ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·has·sə·ḡā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5461.htm">Strong's 5461: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prefect of a, province</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my table,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(šul·ḥā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A table, a meal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">besides the guests</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבָּאִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the surrounding</span><br /><span class="heb">סְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Nehemiah 5:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 5:17 Moreover there were at my table (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/5-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 5:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 5:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/5-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 5:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 5:18" /></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>