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The sonsבְּנֵיof Levi,לֵוִיheadsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ houses,הָאָבוֹתwere writtenכְּתוּבִיםinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the chronicles,דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםevenוְuntilעַדthe daysיְמֵיof Johananיוֹחָנָןsonבֶּןof Eliashib.אֶלְיָשִׁיב
Nehemiah 12:23
Study it in the app“The 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:23, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the fathers’ housesאָבוֹתavot
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appears- were writtenכְּתוּבִיםketuvim
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “ketuvim” appears- the bookסֵפֶרsefer
book
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appears- of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵיdivre
deeds
What someone did, set down in writing.
Where else “divre” appears- of the chroniclesיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- of Johananיוֹחָנָןyochanan
Johanan
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” appears- of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבelyashiv
Eliashib
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” appears
The context
22The 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.
23 · This verse (above)
24And the heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brothers opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of Elohim, watch opposite watch.