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Nehemiah 7:38

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The descendants of Senaah: 3,930 people.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that 3,930 descendants of Senaah were among those who returned from exile to rebuild Jerusalem.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Nehemiah's detailed census of the Jewish exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem around 538-445 BC. The list documents families, clans, and groups who came back to rebuild their homeland after 70 years of captivity. Senaah was likely either a family name or possibly refers to people from a specific town, and they represented one of the larger groups among the returnees.

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