The Meaning of Nehemiah 7:67 Explained

Nehemiah 7:67

KJV: Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

YLT: apart from their servants and their handmaids -- these are seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven; and of them are singers and songstresses, two hundred forty and five.

Darby: besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five singing-men and singing-women.

ASV: besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Beside their manservants  and their maidservants,  of whom [there were] seven  thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and seven:  and they had two hundred  forty  and five  singing men  and singing women. 

What does Nehemiah 7:67 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 7:67 mean?

besides their male and maidservants these seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven and they had men and women singers two hundred and forty and five
מִ֠לְּבַד עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ אֵ֔לֶּה שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֑ה וְלָהֶ֗ם מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙ וּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹת מָאתַ֖יִם וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה

מִ֠לְּבַד  besides 
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
עַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם  their  male 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙  and  maidservants 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמָה  
Sense: maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine.
אֵ֔לֶּה  these 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
שִׁבְעַ֣ת  seven 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
אֲלָפִ֔ים  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ  three 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
מֵא֖וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים  thirty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
וְשִׁבְעָ֑ה  and  seven 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
וְלָהֶ֗ם  and  they  had 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine plural
מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙  men 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
וּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹת  and  women  singers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, feminine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
מָאתַ֖יִם  two  hundred 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים  and  forty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.
וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה  and  five 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.

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