KJV King James Version
And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer [was] Zabdiel, the son of [one of] the great men.
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Nehemiah 11:14
And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer [was] Zabdiel, the son of [one of] the great men.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
WEB World English Bible
and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
ASV American Standard Version
and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and their brethren, mighty of valour, a hundred twenty and eight; and an inspector over them is Zabdiel, son of one of the great men.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 11
11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, [was] the ruler of the house of God.
12 And their brethren that did the work of the house [were] eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer [was] Zabdiel, the son of [one of] the great men.
15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, [had] the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, [was] the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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וַאֲחֵיהֶם֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיH1368 · gib.bormighty manחַ֔יִלH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersמֵאָ֖הH3967 · me.ahhundredעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוּשְׁמֹנָ֑הH8083 · she.mo.neheightוּפָקִ֣ידH6496 · pa.qidoverseerעֲלֵיהֶ֔םH5921 · aluponזַבְדִּיאֵ֖לH2068 · zav.di.elZabdielבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childהַגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ סH1419 · ga.dolgreat: large
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