Nehemiah 12:8

Nehemiah 12:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
• New International Version (NIV)The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who led the thanksgiving psalms, he and his brethren.

Context of Nehemiah 12:8

6Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua. The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving. 9Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services. 10Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

Nehemiah 12:8 word by word

וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם יֵשׁ֧וּעַ בִּנּ֛וּי קַדְמִיאֵ֥ל שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֣ה מַתַּנְיָ֑ה עַֽל־הֻיְּד֖וֹת ה֥וּא וְאֶחָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• The Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyêshûa‛ · JeshuaH3442
• Binnuiבִּנּוּיbinnûy · BinnuiH1131
• Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵלqadmîy'êl · KadmielH6934
• Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָהshêrêbyâh · SherebiahH8274
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֫הוּmattanyâh mattanyâhû · MattaniahH4983
• whoהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• with his associatesאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• ledעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the songs of thanksgivingהֻיְּדוֹתhûyedâh · praiseH1960

Cross-references for Nehemiah 12:8

• Nehemiah 7:48the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,
• Nehemiah 9:4And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
• Nehemiah 10:9The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
• Nehemiah 11:17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
• Nehemiah 12:24The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
• 1 Chronicles 9:33Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Over the thanksgiving - The principal singers: See on Nehemiah 11:17; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Of the Levitical houses here mentioned, three only returned at first, those of Jeshua, Kadmiel, and Judah or Hodevah Nehemiah 7:43. The others must have returned subsequently.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9their associates, stood across: To perform antiphonal singing (a call-and-response style) as described in Nehemiah 12:24 and Ezra 3:1–11.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. these are the priests--according to Ne 12:7, "the chief of the priests," the heads of the twenty-four courses into which the priesthood was divided (1Ch 24:1-20). Only four of the courses returned from the captivity (Ne 7:39-42; Ezr 2:36-39). But these were divided by Zerubbabel, or Jeshua, into the original number of twenty-four. Twenty-two only are enumerated here, and no more than twenty in Ne 12:12-21. The discrepancy is due to the extremely…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 12:8

• Binnui
• Jeshua
• Judah
• Kadmiel
• Mattaniah
• Nehemiah
• Sherebiah

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings