Nehemiah 12:34

“Judah and Benjamin, and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,”

Nehemiah 12:34 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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and Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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and Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya

Shemaiah

Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).

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and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהyirmya

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

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The context

33and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

34 · This verse (above)

35and of the sons of the priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

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