Nehemiah 7:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:”
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“Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,”
King James Version · Public Domain“And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the first, and I found written therein:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and my God putteth it unto my heart, and I gather the freeman, and the prefects, and the people, for the genealogy, and I find a book of the genealogy of those coming up at the beginning, and I find written in it: --”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 7:5 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 9:1So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
- Ezra 2:62These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
- Nehemiah 5:19Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
- Nehemiah 6:14O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
- Nehemiah 7:64These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
- Philippians 2:12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
- James 1:16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
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