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 et leurs frères, vaillants hommes, cent vingt-huit. Zabdiel, fils de Guedolim, était leur chef.

15 Des Lévites: Schemaeja, fils de Haschub, fils d’Azrikam, fils de Haschabia, fils de Bunni,

16 Schabbethaï et Jozabad, chargés des affaires extérieures de la maison de Dieu, et faisant partie des chefs des Lévites;

17 Matthania, fils de Michée, fils de Zabdi, fils d’Asaph, le chef qui entonnait la louange à la prière, et Bakbukia, le second parmi ses frères, et Abda, fils de Schammua, fils de Galal, fils de Jeduthun.

18 Total des Lévites dans la ville sainte: deux cent quatre-vingt-quatre.

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What Does Nehemiah 11:16 Mean?

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