Study it in the app“The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of fathers’ houses were written, and the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.”
The Levites,הַלְוִיִּםin the daysבִּימֵיof Eliashib,אֶלְיָשִׁיבJoiada,יוֹיָדָעJohanan,וְיוֹחָנָןand Jaddua,וְיַדּוּעַthe headsרָאשֵׁיof fathers’ housesאָבוֹתwere written,כְּתוּבִיםand the priests,וְהַכֹּהֲנִיםinעַלthe reignמַלְכוּתof Dariusדָּרְיָוֶשׁthe Persian.הַפָּרְסִי
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appearsEliashib
Eliashib: the name of several Israelites, among them a high priest of Nehemiah's time. The name means "God will bring back."
Where else “elyashiv” appearsJoiada
Joiada: a name meaning "YHWH knows". A high priest of Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 12:10); also one of those who repaired the Old Gate (Nehemiah 3:6).
Where else “yoyada” appearsJohanan
Johanan. A personal name meaning "YHWH has been gracious." In 2 Kings 25:23 he is the son of Kareah, one of the commanders of the forces left in Judah (see Jeremiah 40–43). Many other men bear it.
Where else “yochanan” appearsJaddua
Jaddua: the name of one of the heads of the people who sealed the agreement; also a later high priest (Nehemiah 12:11).
Where else “yadua” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearshead of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appearsrecord
To enter someone's name in a record.
Where else “ketuvim” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appearsreign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appearsDarius
Darius: the name of several kings of Persia and of Darius the Mede. In Ezra, the king in whose reign the house of God was finished.
Where else “daryavesh” appearsPersian
Persian: of Persia.
Where else “parsi” appears21of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 · This verse (above)
23The sons of Levi, heads of the fathers’ houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
