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 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.
15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
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What Does Nehemiah 11:16 Mean?
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