KJV King James Version
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
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Nehemiah 12:36
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
WEB World English Bible
and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
ASV American Standard Version
and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and his brethren Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with instruments of song of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe is before them;
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 12
33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 And [certain] of the priests’ sons with trumpets; [namely], Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
38 And the other [company of them that gave] thanks went over against [them], and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
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וְֽאֶחָ֡יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingשְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הH8098 · she.ma.yahShemaiahוַעֲזַרְאֵ֡לH5832 · a.zar.elAzarelמִֽלֲלַ֡יH4450 · mi.la.layMilalaiגִּֽלֲלַ֡יH1562 · gi.la.layGilalaiמָעַ֞יH4597 · ma.ayMaaiנְתַנְאֵ֤לH5417 · ne.tan.elNethanelוִֽיהוּדָה֙H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahחֲנָ֔נִיH2607 · cha.na.niHananiבִּכְלֵי־H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilשִׁ֥ירH7892 · shirsongדָּוִ֖ידH1732 · da.vidDavidאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוְעֶזְרָ֥אH5830 · ez.raEzraהַסּוֹפֵ֖רH5608 · sa.pharto recountלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃H6440 · pa.nehface: before
Cross-references
Nehemiah 12:24And 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.1 Chronicles 23:5Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].2 Chronicles 8:14And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.Ezra 8:1These [are] now the chief of their fathers, and [this is] the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.Amos 6:5That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;Ezra 7:1Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
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