Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:41
the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records a post-exilic census to organize the returnees for Jerusalem’s wall and temple service. The passage addresses the assembled community by enumerating each family’s registered members.
The words — בּנֵי (benei) literally means “descendants,” directly attached to פַשְׁחוּר (Pashhur) to name the clan. The numeral אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם אַרְבָּעִים וְשִׁבְעָה (elef me'atayim arba'im ve-shiv'ah) breaks 1,247 into its thousands, hundreds, tens, and units.
The thread — Ezra 2:38 repeats the exact count for this same family. 1 Chronicles 9:12 traces the Pashhur lineage through Adaiah and Jeroham.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that covenant identity and communal responsibility were maintained through strict genealogical registration. It asks the reader to see how specific families were formally counted to secure their place in the restored community.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 9:12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
- 1 Chronicles 24:9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
- Ezra 2:38 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
- Ezra 10:22 From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.