Nehemiah 12:9

Nehemiah 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood across from them in their duties.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Their associates, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them during the service.

Context of Nehemiah 12:9

7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Joshua. 8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services. 10Joshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, 11Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

Nehemiah 12:9 word by word

וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨ה וְעֻנִּ֧י אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם לְנֶגְדָּ֖ם לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also Bakbukiahבַּקְבֻּקְיָהbaqbûqyâh · BakbukiahH1229
• and Unniעֻנִּי‛ûnnîy · UnniH6042
• their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• over against them in the watchesמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931

Cross-references for Nehemiah 12:9

• Psalms 134:1Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12:9

• 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. 99. their brethren, were over against them in the watches--that is, according to some, their stations--the places where they stood when officiating--"ward over against ward" (Ne 12:24); or, according to others, in alternate watches, in course of rotation.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 12:9

• Bakbukiah
• Nehemiah
• Night
• Unni

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Unni
• Bakbukiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Darius
• Genealogy
• Unno

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