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Nehemiah 11:21
21But the Temple servants dwelt on the Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over the Temple servants.
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
19Also there were 172 gatekeepers Akkub, Talmon and their brothers—who kept watch at the gates. 20The rest of Israel, the kohanim, and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each in his own inheritance. But the Temple servants dwelt on the Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over the Temple servants. 22The one in charge over the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the sons of Asaph who were singers responsible for the service in the House of God. 23The king’s command concerning them was to provide regular daily support for the singers.
Read all of Nehemiah 11Nehemiah 11:21 word by word
וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בָּעֹ֑פֶל וְצִיחָ֥א וְגִשְׁפָּ֖א עַל־הַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
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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
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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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