Nehemiah 11:12 meaning and explanation
and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men;
Nehemiah 11:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah is listing the people who repopulated Jerusalem after the exile, and this verse counts the associates of the priests who did the actual work at the temple. The Hebrew word for their work is melakhah, which covers skilled labor and service rather than worship alone.
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