The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

NEHEMIAH 7:62KJV
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Nehemiah 7:62 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 7:62 mean?

Nehemiah 7:62 lists three family groups—descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—and records that there were 642 people in total from these families. This verse is part of a census taken as the Jewish people returned from exile, documenting those who came back to Jerusalem.

In the context of Nehemiah, this list is part of a larger effort to reestablish the community after the Babylonian exile. Nehemiah is recording the names and numbers of those who returned, which was important for restoring family lines, property rights, and religious duties. The verse simply notes the presence and number of these particular families among the returnees.

Where else these words appear

“Nekoda” Hebrew H5353 · used in 4 verses

  • Ezra 2:48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
  • Ezra 2:60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
  • Nehemiah 7:50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

“Delaiah” Hebrew H1806 · used in 7 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 3:24 And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
  • Ezra 2:60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
  • Jeremiah 36:12 Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

“Tobiah” Hebrew H2900 · used in 17 verses

  • 2 Chronicles 17:8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
  • Nehemiah 4:7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
  • Nehemiah 6:19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

“forty” Hebrew H705 · used in 124 verses

  • Genesis 5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
  • Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.