Nehemiah 7:68

They had 736 horses, 245 mules,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator documents the material possessions of the post-exilic community registering their return to Jerusalem. This listing occurs during a formal census that accounts for household personnel, livestock, and valuable assets.

The words — The text uses סוּסֵי (susē) = horses and פִּרְדֵי (pirdē) = mules to identify the mounted and pack animals owned by the returnees. These terms appear in a direct enumeration of counted property.

The thread — This precise inventory matches the record in Ezra 2:66. The surrounding verses place these figures within a broader accounting of servants, singers, camels, and donkeys.

Why it lands — The passage states exact quantities of working animals before offering any commentary. It requires the reader to recognize the concrete logistical foundation the returning community brought to rebuild their settlement.

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The Hebrew words

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve./'ar.ba.'Imand/ forty וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סva./cha.mi.Shahand/ five סוּסֵיהֶםsu.sei./Hemhorses/ their שְׁבַעshe.Va'seven מֵאוֹתme.'othundred<s>שְׁלֹשִׁיםshe.lo.Shimthirty וְשִׁשָּׁהve./shi.Shahand/ six פִּרְדֵיהֶםpir.dei./Hemmules/ their מָאתַיִםma.Ta.yimtwo hundred

King James Version

Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

Cross-references

Ezra 2:66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,