Nehemiah 12:36

Nehemiah 12:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
• New International Version (NIV)and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani—with musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the teacher of the Law led the procession.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and his brethren, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe went before them.

Context of Nehemiah 12:36

34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah and Jeremiah, 35some of the kohanim with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph, and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani—all with the musical instruments of David the man of God—and Ezra the scribe was ahead of them. 37They went over the Fountain Gate and continued up the stairs of the city of David at the ascent to the wall, and passed, above the house of David all the way to the Water Gate toward the east. 38The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left. I followed them, along with half of the people on the wall above the Tower of the Furnaces as far as the Broad Wall,

Nehemiah 12:36 word by word

וְֽאֶחָ֡יו שְֽׁמַעְיָ֡ה וַעֲזַרְאֵ֡ל מִֽלֲלַ֡י גִּֽלֲלַ֡י מָעַ֞י נְתַנְאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙ חֲנָ֔נִי בִּכְלֵי־שִׁ֥יר דָּוִ֖יד אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעֶזְרָ֥א הַסּוֹפֵ֖ר לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
• and Azaraelעֲזַרְאֵל‛ăzar'êl · AzarelH5832
• Milalaiמִֽלֲלַיmilălay · MilalaiH4450
• Gilalaiגִּלֲלַיgilălay · GilalaiH1562
• Maaiמָעַיmâ‛ay · MaaiH4597
• Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵלnethan'êl · NethanelH5417
• and Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• Hananiחֲנָנִיchănânîy · HananiH2607
• with the musicalשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• instrumentsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• the scribeסֹפֵרsâphar · secretaryH5608
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Nehemiah 12:36

• Nehemiah 12:24So the leaders of the Levites were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brothers facing them, to give praise and thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, one section responding to the other.
• 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 for praising Adonai “with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
• 2 Chronicles 8:14Following the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the kohanim for their avodah and the Levites for their duties—to praise and minister alongside the kohanim according to the daily assignment—and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate, because this is what David the man of God had commanded.
• Amos 6:5chanting to the sound of harp like David, inventing their own instruments of song,
• Ezra 7:1Now after these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
• Ezra 8:1Now these are the patriarchal leaders, and the genealogical records of those who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12:36

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-43Verses 27-43 All our cities, all our houses, must have holiness to the Lord written upon them. The believer should undertake nothing which he does not dedicate to the Lord. We are concerned to cleanse our hands, and purify our hearts, when any work for God is to pass through them. Those that would be employed to sanctify others, must sanctify themselves, and set themselves apart for God. To those who are sanctified, all their creature-comforts and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-37The impressive march moved south along the top of the wall to the Dung Gate at the city's southern end (Nehemiah 3:13–14). Then the procession went north on the wall along the east side of the city, past the ruins of the house of David, and up to the Water Gate (Nehemiah 3:26; 8:1) near the temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-4327-43. at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem--This ceremony of consecrating the wall and gates of the city was an act of piety on the part of Nehemiah, not merely to thank God in a general way for having been enabled to bring the building to a happy completion, but especially because that city was the place which He had chosen. It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His presence, and anew set apart to His service. It…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 12:36

• Azareel
• Cymbal
• David
• Dedication
• Ezra
• Gilalai
• Hanani
• Harp
• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Maai
• Milalai
• Nethaneel
• Shemaiah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Ezra
• God
• Judah
• man of God
• Musical Instruments
• Milaiai
• Nehemiah
• Nethaneel
• Shemaiah

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