The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:7 Explained

Nehemiah 11:7

KJV: And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.

YLT: And these are sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jesaiah;

Darby: And these are the children of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Isaiah;

ASV: And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And these [are] the sons  of Benjamin;  Sallu  the son  of Meshullam,  the son  of Joed,  the son  of Pedaiah,  the son  of Kolaiah,  the son  of Maaseiah,  the son  of Ithiel,  the son  of Jesaiah. 

What does Nehemiah 11:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 11

1  The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem
3  A catalogue of their names
20  Those who remain dwell in other cities

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 11:7 mean?

And these [are] the sons of Benjamin Sallu son of Meshullam the son of Joed of Pedaiah the son of Kolaiah of Maaseiah of Ithiel of Jeshaiah
וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן סַלֻּ֡א בֶּן־ מְשֻׁלָּ֡ם בֶּן־ יוֹעֵ֡ד פְּדָיָה֩ בֶן־ ק֨וֹלָיָ֧ה מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה אִֽיתִיאֵ֖ל יְשַֽׁעְיָֽה

וְאֵ֖לֶּה  And  these  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בִנְיָמִ֑ן  of  Benjamin 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
סַלֻּ֡א  Sallu 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: סַלֻּא 
Sense: a priest in the time of Zerubbabel.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְשֻׁלָּ֡ם  of  Meshullam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְשֻׁלָּם  
Sense: grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe. 2 son of Zerubbabel. 3 a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal. 4 a Benjamite, father of Sallu. 5 a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity. 6 a Benjamite. 6a perhaps the same as 3 or 4. 7 a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah. 8 son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. 9 son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem. 0 a chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. father of Hilkiah and high priest probably in the reign of king Amon of Judah.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יוֹעֵ֡ד  of  Joed 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄועֵד  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Pedaiah.
פְּדָיָה֩  of  Pedaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פְּדָיָה 
Sense: father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah.
בֶן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
ק֨וֹלָיָ֧ה  of  Kolaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹולָיָה  
Sense: father of the false prophet Ahab.
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה  of  Maaseiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַעֲשֵׂיָה 
Sense: a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra.
אִֽיתִיאֵ֖ל  of  Ithiel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתִיאֵל  
Sense: the disciple to whom Agur gave proverbs.
יְשַֽׁעְיָֽה  of  Jeshaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְשַׁעְיָה 
Sense: the major prophet, son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem during the days of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah; author of the prophetic book by his name; tradition has it that he was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by king Manasseh and that this is the incident referred to in Heb :37.

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