KJV King James Version
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.
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Nehemiah 12:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ households, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
ASV American Standard Version
The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the book of the Chronicles even till the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 12
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.
26 These [were] in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
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בְּנֵ֤יH1121 · benson: childלֵוִי֙H3878 · le.viLeviרָאשֵׁ֣יH7218 · roshheadהָֽאָב֔וֹתH1 · avfatherכְּתוּבִ֕יםH3789 · ka.tavto writeעַל־H5921 · aluponסֵ֖פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentדִּבְרֵ֣יH1697 · da.varwordהַיָּמִ֑יםH3117 · yomdayוְעַד־H5704 · adtillיְמֵ֖יH3117 · yomdayיֽוֹחָנָ֥ןH3110 · yo.cha.nanJohananבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃H475 · el.ya.shivEliashib
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