KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Nehemiah 12:3–9
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Nehemiah 12:3
3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
3‖Shecaniah, ‖Rehum, ‖Merimoth,
- Or, Sebaniah, ver.14.
- Or, Harim, ver.15.
- Or, Meraloth, ver.15.
Nehemiah 12:4
4Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
4Iddo, ‖Ginnetho, Abiiah,
- Or, Ginnethon, er. 16.
Nehemiah 12:5
5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
5‖Miamin, ‖Madish, Bilgah,
- Or, Miniamin, ver. 17.
- Or, Moadiah, ver.17.
Nehemiah 12:6
6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
6Shemaiah, & Ioiarib, Iedaiah,
Nehemiah 12:7
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
7‖Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.
- Or, Sallai, ver.20.
Nehemiah 12:8
8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
8Moreouer the Leuites: Ieshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Iudah, and Mattaniah, which was ouer the †thankesgiuing, he and his brethren.
- That is, the Psalmes of thankesgiuing.
Nehemiah 12:9
9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
9Also Bakbukiah, and Unni; their brethren, were ouer against them in the watches.
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DEFINED WORDS
Nehemiah 12:7
Principal, foremost, highest in rank or importance; also a leader.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Persons who officiate in sacred service, especially by offering sacrifices or ministering in worship; KJV contexts distinguish Mosaic priests, priests of other gods, chief priests, and persons made priests unto God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (headword: priest)
Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Nehemiah 12:8
Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
thanksgiving
The giving or expression of grateful thanks and praise to God.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Nehemiah 12:9
Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Periods or duties of guarding or wakefulness, including divisions of the night; as a verb, observes or guards.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 4
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Open the full verse study5¶ THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
From verse 6
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Open the full verse study10¶ And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
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Open the full verse study10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
From verse 7
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Open the full verse study18The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
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Open the full verse study2Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
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Open the full verse study1IN the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
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Open the full verse study1NOW these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
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Open the full verse study1AND he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
From verse 8
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Open the full verse study17And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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Open the full verse study24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
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Open the full verse study33And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
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Open the full verse study9And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
10And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
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Open the full verse study22The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
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Open the full verse study48The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
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Open the full verse study4¶ Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.
From verse 9
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Open the full verse study24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
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Open the full verse study1BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
3The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
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