Nehemiah 11:14
12 and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
13 and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;
and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
- KJV
- And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
- WEB
- and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
- ASV
- and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
- DARBY
- and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred and twenty-eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Gedolim.
- BLB
- and his brothers, mighty men of valor—a hundred twenty-eight. And the officer over them [was] Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
- ÅB
- og deres brødre, hundre og åtte og tyve dyktige menn. Sabdiel, sønn av Haggedolim, var tilsynsmann over dem.
- OTB
- og deres brødre, tapre krigere—128. Deres overordnede var Zabdiel, sønn av Haggedolim.
- B1930
- og deres brødre, hundre og åtte og tyve dyktige menn. Sabdiel, sønn av Haggedolim, var tilsynsmann over dem.