Neh 9:17 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 17. And in their rebellion appointed a captain ] This clause, read according to its order in the Hebrew text, is thus: And appointed a captain to return to their bondage in their rebellion . But it is probable that bemiryam, in their rebellion , is a mistake for bemitsrayim, in Egypt . This is the reading of seven of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., the Neapolitan edition of the Hagiographa , and the Septuagint . It is also the reading in . The clause should undoubtedly be read, They appointed a captain to return to their bondage in EGYPT.

‏ Nehemiah 9:17

Verse 17. And in their rebellion appointed a captain] This clause, read according to its order in the Hebrew text, is thus: And appointed a captain to return to their bondage in their rebellion. But it is probable that bemiryam, in their rebellion, is a mistake for bemitsrayim, in Egypt. This is the reading of seven of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., the Neapolitan edition of the Hagiographa, and the Septuagint. It is also the reading in Nu 14:4. The clause should undoubtedly be read, They appointed a captain to return to their bondage in EGYPT.