Nehemiah 11:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.”

Nehemiah 11:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 11:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 11:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;”

Nehemiah 11:16 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 11:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;”

Nehemiah 11:16 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 11:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Shabbethai, and Jozabad, <FI>are<Fi> over the outward work of the house of God, of the heads of the Levites,”

Nehemiah 11:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 11:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, [who were] over the outward work of the house of God;”

Nehemiah 11:16 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 11:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Shabbethai, and Iozabad of the chiefe of the Leuites were ouer the workes of the house of God without.”

Nehemiah 11:16 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 11:16 in Context — Nehemiah 11

14 Y sus hermanos, hombres de grande vigor, ciento veintiocho: jefe de los cuales era Zabdiel, hijo de Gedolim.

15 Y de los Levitas: Semaías hijo de Hassub, hijo de Azricam, hijo de Hasabías, hijo de Buni;

16 Y Sabethai y Jozabad, de los principales de los Levitas, sobrestantes de la obra exterior de la casa de Dios;

17 Y Mattanías hijo de Michâ, hijo de Zabdi, hijo de Asaph, el principal, el que empezaba las alabanzas y acción de gracias al tiempo de la oración; y Bacbucías el segundo de entre sus hermanos; y Abda hijo de Samua, hijo de Galal, hijo de Jeduthún.

18 Todos los Levitas en la santa ciudad fueron doscientos ochenta y cuatro.

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What Does Nehemiah 11:16 Mean?

Nehemiah 11:16 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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