KJV King James Version
The 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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Nehemiah 12:22
The 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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
WEB World English Bible
As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
ASV American Standard Version
As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 12
19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
22 The 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.
23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, [were] written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise [and] to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [were] porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
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הַלְוִיִּם֩H3881 · le.viy.yiLeviבִּימֵ֨יH3117 · yomdayאֶלְיָשִׁ֜יבH475 · el.ya.shivEliashibיוֹיָדָ֤עH3111 · yo.ya.daJoiadaוְיוֹחָנָן֙H3110 · yo.cha.nanJohananוְיַדּ֔וּעַH3037 · yad.du.aJadduaכְּתוּבִ֖יםH3789 · ka.tavto writeרָאשֵׁ֣יH7218 · roshheadאָב֑וֹתH1 · avfatherוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםH3548 · ko.henpriestעַל־H5921 · aluponמַלְכ֖וּתH4438 · mal.khutroyaltyדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁH1867 · dar.ya.veshDariusהַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃ פH6542 · par.siPersian
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