Nehemiah 7:66 Meaning and Explanation
“The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Nehemiah 7:66 Mean?
The individual counts are now gathered into a single sum: the whole assembly of the returned numbered forty-two thousand three hundred sixty. The many families and towns are brought together into one great total. This was the gathered congregation of the restored people.
From scattered exiles, God had gathered a great assembly to rebuild His city and renew His worship. The total testifies to the breadth of His faithfulness in bringing His people home. The reader sees that the God who counts each family also gathers them into one people, fulfilling His promise to restore the scattered to Himself.
Nehemiah 7:66 in the Original Language
qahal (קָהָל), 'congregation' -- the gathered assembly of God's people.
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What does Nehemiah 7:66 mean?
The total assembly of the returned numbered forty-two thousand three hundred sixty.