Nehemiah 1:2

King James Version (KJV)

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Translations

Nehemiah 1:2 - Amplified Bible

Hanani, one of my kinsmen, came with certain men from Judah, and I asked them about the surviving Jews who had escaped exile, and about Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 - American Standard Version

that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 - Bible in Basic English

That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah; and in answer to my request for news of the Jews who had been prisoners and had got away, and of Jerusalem,

Nehemiah 1:2 - Darby Bible

that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 - English Standard Version

that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 - King James Version

That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

vino Hananì, uno de mis hermanos, con algunos hombres de Judá, y les pregunté por los judìos, los que habìan escapado y habìan sobrevivido a la cautividad, y por Jerusalén.

Nehemiah 1:2 - The Message

Nehemiah 1:2 - New American Standard Bible

that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped {and} had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

vino Hananì, uno de mis hermanos, con algunos hombres de Judá, y les pregunté por los Judìos, los que habìan escapado y habìan sobrevivido a la cautividad, y por Jerusalén.

Nehemiah 1:2 - World English Bible

that Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:2 - Young's Living Translation

and come in doth Hanani, one of my brethren, he and men of Judah, and I ask them concerning the Jews, the escaped part that have been left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem;

Nehemiah 1:2 - Additional Comments

Hanani was probably Nehemiah's blood brother, since he distinguished him from the other Jews as a brother. See also 7:2. Hanani was given charge of the rebuilding of Jerusalem (7:2).
Referring to the Jews who had escaped, they escaped captivity (Ezra 9:8,9,14, Ezekiel 6:9, 7:16, 24:25-27), and lived in other countries, like Egypt (Jer 44:14).
There were many Jews in Persia (see the story of Esther). Nehemiah had most likely been born and raised in Persia, since the destruction of Jerusalem and dispersal of the Jews was over 140 years earlier. The Jews in Persia may have descended from the Jews who had escaped the captivity.

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