English Standard Version
Nehemiah 11:16
16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;
Nehemiah 11:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
- New International Version (NIV)Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the heads of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the house of God;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Also Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the Temple of God.
Context of Nehemiah 11:16
14and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim. 15And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God; 17and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. 18All the Levites in the holy city were 284.
Read all of Nehemiah 11Nehemiah 11:16 word by word
וְשַׁבְּתַ֨י וְיוֹזָבָ֜ד עַל־הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙ לְבֵ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מֵרָאשֵׁ֖י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַיshabbethay · ShabbethaiH7678
- and Jozabadיוֹזָבָדyôzâbâd · JozabadH3107
- of the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- the oversight of the outwardחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
- businessמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:16
- Nehemiah 8:7Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law, while the people remained in their places.
- 1 Chronicles 26:20And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
- Acts 6:2And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And Shabbethai - This verse, with Nehemiah 11:20, Nehemiah 11:21, Nehemiah 11:28, Nehemiah 11:29, Nehemiah 11:32, Nehemiah 11:33, Nehemiah 11:34, and Nehemiah 11:35, are all wanting in the Septuagint and the whole chapter is wanting in the Arabic, the translator not being concerned in Jewish genealogies. The outward business - Calmet supposes that he provided the victuals for the priests, victims for the sacrifices, the sacerdotal vestments, the sacred…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-19Verses 4-19 See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah caused to be made of his census. The census itself seems to have been confined to the dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles: (table not shown) According to Nehemiah‘s numbers, supplemented from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Outside the temple, the work likely involved collecting tithes from people and managing them in storehouses (Nehemiah 10:37–39; see also 1 Chronicles 26:29).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. the oversight of the outward business of the house of God--that is, those things which were done outside, or in the country, such as the collecting of the provisions (1Ch 26:29).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 11
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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