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Nehemiah 7:61

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What does Nehemiah 7:61 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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:
Nehemiah 7:61 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
58the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
59the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
60All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon`s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
61And 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:
62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
63And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
64These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:61-62 they could not prove that they . . . were descendants of Israel: They had no genealogical records.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Telharesha: The first of these variations only exists in the translation; the original being uniformly תל חרשׁא \[Strong's H8521\], Tel̇harshà the latter simply arises from the insertion of a ו, wav; being written אדן \[Strong's H135\], Addan, in the parallel passage, and אדון \[Strong's H114\], Addon, here. Ezr 2:59, Tel-harsa, Addan seed: or, pedigree Nehemiah 7:62”
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