King James Version
Nehemiah 1:1 in the King James Version says “The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in...” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,”
Nehemiah 1:1 · KJV
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
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“The words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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