KJV King James Version
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, [were] an hundred seventy and two.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Nehemiah 11:19
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, [were] an hundred seventy and two.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
WEB World English Bible
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
ASV American Standard Version
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, those watching at the gates, are a hundred seventy and two.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 11
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.
18 All the Levites in the holy city [were] two hundred fourscore and four.
19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, [were] an hundred seventy and two.
20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, [and] the Levites, [were] in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa [were] over the Nethinims.
22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem [was] Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers [were] over the business of the house of God.
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וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙H7778 · sho.ergatekeeperעַקּ֣וּבH6126 · aq.quvAkkubטַלְמ֔וֹןH2929 · tal.monTalmonוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םH251 · achbrother: male-siblingהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyבַּשְּׁעָרִ֑יםH8179 · sha.argateמֵאָ֖הH3967 · me.ahhundredשִׁבְעִ֥יםH7657 · shiv.imseventyוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃H8147 · she.na.yimtwo
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 9:17-22And the porters [were], Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum [was] the chief;Nehemiah 7:45The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.Nehemiah 12:25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [were] porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.Psalm 84:10For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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