Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:40
the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records a census of the returning exiles who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls. This entry functions as a ledger line identifying a specific family group within that broader registration.
The words — The text uses בְּנֵי (benei) for "descendants" and אִמֵּר (Immer) for the patriarch, followed by the numeral אֶלֶף חֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁנַיִם to state the exact count of 1,052.
The thread — This same family count appears in Ezra 2:37, and the priestly division of Immer is later noted in 1 Chronicles 24:14.
Why it lands — The verse plainly states a numerical total for one returning family without commentary. It requires the reader to track how post-exilic community restoration relied on documented lineage and precise household accounting.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
- Ezra 2:37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;