501 B
501 B
Connecting Statement:
Nehemiah is continuing to recount the number of people who returned from exile. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)
went up
This is an idiom that refers to traveling toward Jerusalem, which was on higher ground than the surrounding area. Alternate translation: "returned" or "came back" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)
Tel Melah ... Tel Harsha ... Kerub ... Addon ... Immer
These are names of places. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)