The Meaning of Nehemiah 7:61 Explained

Nehemiah 7:61

KJV: And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

YLT: And these are those coming up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer -- and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they are of Israel --

Darby: And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addon and Immer; but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

ASV: And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And these [were] they which went up  [also] from Telmelah,  Telharesha,  Cherub,  Addon,  and Immer:  but they could  not shew  their father's  house,  nor their seed,  whether they [were] of Israel. 

What does Nehemiah 7:61 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 7:61 mean?

And these [were] the ones who came up from Tel Melah - Tel Harsha Cherub Addon and Immer but not they could identify house of their father nor their lineage whether of Israel they [were]
וְאֵ֗לֶּה הָֽעוֹלִים֙ מִתֵּ֥ל מֶ֙לַח֙ תֵּ֣ל חַרְשָׁ֔א כְּר֥וּב אַדּ֖וֹן וְאִמֵּ֑ר וְלֹ֣א יָכְל֗וּ לְהַגִּ֤יד בֵּית־ אֲבוֹתָם֙ וְזַרְעָ֔ם אִ֥ם מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽם

וְאֵ֗לֶּה  And  these  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
הָֽעוֹלִים֙  the  ones  who  came  up 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
מֶ֙לַח֙  Tel  Melah 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֵּל מֶלַח  
Sense: a place in Babylon from which some exiles of unknown parentage came; returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel.
תֵּ֣ל  - 
Parse:
חַרְשָׁ֔א  Tel  Harsha 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֵּל חַרְשָׁא  
Sense: a town of Babylon.
כְּר֥וּב  Cherub 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: כְּרוּב  
Sense: an apparent exilic settlement in Babylonia from which some persons of doubtful extraction returned with Zerubbabel.
אַדּ֖וֹן  Addon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַדֹּון  
Sense: an Israelite?.
וְאִמֵּ֑ר  and  Immer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִמֵּר 
Sense: a priest in David’s time.
וְלֹ֣א  but  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יָכְל֗וּ  they  could 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָכֹל  
Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able.
לְהַגִּ֤יד  identify 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: נָגַד  
Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
בֵּית־  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲבוֹתָם֙  of  their  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְזַרְעָ֔ם  nor  their  lineage 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
אִ֥ם  whether 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
הֵֽם  they  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.

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