KJV King James Version
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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Nehemiah 12:12
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
WEB World English Bible
In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ households: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
ASV American Standard Version
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And in the days of Joiakim have been priests, heads of the fathers; of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 12
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, [were] over against them in the watches.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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וּבִימֵי֙H3117 · yomdayיֽוֹיָקִ֔יםH3113 · yo.ya.qimJoiakimהָי֥וּH1961 · ha.yahto beכֹהֲנִ֖יםH3548 · ko.henpriestרָאשֵׁ֣יH7218 · roshheadהָאָב֑וֹתH1 · avfatherלִשְׂרָיָ֣הH8304 · se.ra.yahSeraiahמְרָיָ֔הH4811 · me.ra.yahMeraiahלְיִרְמְיָ֖הH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahחֲנַנְיָֽה׃H2608 · cha.nan.yahHananiah
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 15:12And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto [the place that] I have prepared for it.1 Chronicles 9:33-34And these [are] the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, [who remaining] in the chambers [were] free: for they were employed in [that] work day and night.1 Chronicles 24:6-31And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and [before] the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and [one] taken for Ithamar.Nehemiah 12:22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, [were] recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
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