Nehemiah 11:21

Nehemiah 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
• New International Version (NIV)The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

Context of Nehemiah 11:21

19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172. 20And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property. The temple attendants were living on Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were over them. 22The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God. 23For they were under royal orders which determined their activity day by day.

Nehemiah 11:21 word by word

וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בָּעֹ֑פֶל וְצִיחָ֥א וְגִשְׁפָּ֖א עַל־הַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Ophelעֹ֫פֶל‛ôphel · OphelH6077
• and Zihaצִיחָאtsîychâ' tsichâ' · ZihaH6727
• and Gispaגִּשְׁפָּאgishpâ' · GishpaH1658

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:21

• Nehemiah 3:26and the temple servants who were living on Ophel worked up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the protruding tower.
• 2 Chronicles 27:3He built the Upper Gate to the Lord’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Ophel, the southern spur of the temple hill, having a wall of its own Nehemiah 3:27 might be reckoned either in Jerusalem or outside it. Here it is made a separate place.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The hill of Ophel was high ground just south of the temple (Nehemiah 3:26). It was a perfect place for housing temple workers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-364. at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah--The discrepancy that is apparent between this [Ne 11:4-36] and the list formerly given in 1Ch 9:1-9, arose not only from the Jewish and Oriental practice of changing or modifying the names of persons from a change of circumstances, but from the alterations that must have been produced in the course of time. The catalogue in Chronicles contains those who came with the first detachment of returned…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:21

• Gispa
• Nethinims
• Ziha

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• Nethinim
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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