Nehemiah 12:42
40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
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- BSB
- and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.
- KJV
- And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
- WEB
- and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
- ASV
- and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
- DARBY
- and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud; and Jizrahiah was their overseer.
- BLB
- and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang out, and Jezrahiah [was] the overseer.
- ÅB
- og Ma'aseja, Semaja, Eleasar, Ussi, Johanan, Malkia, Elam og Eser. Og sangerne istemte sangen, og den som ledet den, var Jisrahja.
- OTB
- og Maaseja, Sjemaja, Eleasar, Ussi, Johanan, Malkia, Elam og Eser. Sangerne sang under ledelse av Jesrahja.
- B1930
- og Ma'aseja, Semaja, Eleasar, Ussi, Johanan, Malkia, Elam og Eser. Og sangerne istemte sangen, og den som ledet den, var Jisrahja.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 81:1
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Read in contextPsalms 98:4–9
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Read in contextPsalms 100:1–2
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:5–6
Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 95:1
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Read in contextNehemiah 11:14
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.
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