Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, New Living Translation Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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, King James Bible 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; New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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, NASB 1995 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, NASB 1977 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, Legacy Standard Bible 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, Amplified Bible 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, Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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; English Revised Version 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible 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, NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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; Webster's Bible Translation 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; World English Bible 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, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThese [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— Young's Literal Translation 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 -- Smith's Literal Translation 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; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThese 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible 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: New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThese 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; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917These 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; Brenton Septuagint Translation 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; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The List of Returning Exiles…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: 6These 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, 7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:… Cross References Ezra 2:1 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, Nehemiah 1:3 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.” Nehemiah 2:11-20 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. ... Nehemiah 11:1-2 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. Nehemiah 12:1 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Nehemiah 13:3 As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent. Ezra 1:5 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. Ezra 3:8 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. Ezra 4:1-5 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.” ... Ezra 6:16-18 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. Ezra 7:6-10 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. ... Ezra 8:1 These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: Jeremiah 29:10-14 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. ... Isaiah 10:20-22 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. Isaiah 11:11-12 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. Treasury of Scripture 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 Ezra 2:1-70 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; … Ezra 5:8 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. Ezra 6:2 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 2 Kings 24:14-16 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… 2 Kings 25:11 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. 2 Chronicles 36:1-23 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem… Jump to Previous Ar Babylon Captive Captivity Carried Children City Divisions Exile Exiles Jerusalem Judah Kingdom Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnez'zar ProvinceJump to Next Ar Babylon Captive Captivity Carried Children City Divisions Exile Exiles Jerusalem Judah Kingdom Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnez'zar ProvinceNehemiah 7 1. Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah5. 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 These are the people of the province This phrase identifies the group of individuals as belonging to a specific region or administrative district, which in this context is the province of Judah. The term "province" reflects the Persian administrative system, under which Judah was a small province within the larger empire. Historically, this highlights the diminished status of Judah after the Babylonian exile, yet it also signifies a new beginning for the Jewish people as they re-establish their identity and community in their ancestral land. who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon They returned to Jerusalem and Judah each to his own town Hebrew Theseאֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those are the people בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of the province הַמְּדִינָ֗ה (ham·mə·ḏî·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region who came up הָעֹלִים֙ (hā·‘ō·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively from the captivity מִשְּׁבִ֣י (miš·šə·ḇî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7628: Exiled, captured, exile, booty of the exiles הַגּוֹלָ֔ה (hag·gō·w·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1473: Exile, exiles carried away הֶגְלָ֔ה (heḡ·lāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal to Babylon בָּבֶ֑ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city by Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5019: Nebuchadnezzar -- 'Nebo, protect the boundary', a Babylonian king [its] king. מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king They returned וַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּ (way·yā·šū·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Jerusalem לִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם (lî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: 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 Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites each אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: 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 Strong's 5892: Excitement Links Nehemiah 7:6 NIVNehemiah 7:6 NLT Nehemiah 7:6 ESV Nehemiah 7:6 NASB Nehemiah 7:6 KJV Nehemiah 7:6 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 7:6 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 7:6 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 7:6 French Bible Nehemiah 7:6 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 7:6 These are the children of the province (Neh Ne) |