Nehemiah 7:61

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:”

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BSBPD

“The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And these <FI>are<Fi> 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 <FI>are<Fi> of Israel--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Other passages that echo Nehemiah 7:61 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezra 2:59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

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