And the headsוְרָאשֵׁיof the Levites:הַלְוִיִּםHashabiah,חֲשַׁבְיָהSherebiah,שֵׁרֵבְיָהand Jeshuaוְיֵשׁוּעַsonבֶּןof Kadmiel,קַדְמִיאֵלand their brothersוַאֲחֵיהֶםopposite them,לְנֶגְדָּםto praiseלְהַלֵּלand to give thanks,לְהוֹדוֹתaccording to the commandmentבְּמִצְוַתof Davidדָּוִידthe manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםwatchמִשְׁמָרoppositeלְעֻמַּתwatch.מִשְׁמָר
Nehemiah 12:24
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:24, word by word
- And the headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהchashavya
Hashabiah
Hashabiah: name of several Israelites, almost all Levites. It means "YHWH has taken account."
Where else “chashavya” appears- Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָהsherevya
Sherebiah
Sherebiah: a Levite of the sons of Mahli who joined Ezra; later he helped to explain the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:7).
Where else “sherevya” appears- and Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyeshua
Jeshua
Jeshua: name of several Israelites; above all the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel, also a priest head of the ninth division, Levites and others; also a town of Judah. It is a late form of the name Joshua and means "YHWH saves"; from it comes the name "Jesus."
Where else “yeshua” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵלkadmiel
Kadmiel
Kadmiel: the name of a Levite who returned with Zerubbabel and helped in the work of the house of God.
Where else “kadmiel” appears- and their brothersאֲחֵיache
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “ache” appears- opposite themנֶגְדָּnegda
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negda” appears- to praiseהַלֵּלhalel
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “halel” appears- and to give thanksהוֹדוֹתhodot
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “hodot” appears- according to the commandmentמִצְוַתmitsvat
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvat” appears- of Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- watchמִשְׁמָרmishmar
charge
The service each one has to carry out in the house of God.
Where else “mishmar” appears- oppositeעֻמַּתumat
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umat” appears
The context
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.
24 · This verse (above)
25Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were guards, gatekeepers, keeping watch at the storehouses of the gates.