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And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God. (KJV)

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וְשַׁבְּתַ֨יve.sha.be.Taiand Shabbethai

Lemma: שַׁבְּתַי (shab.b.tay) · Strong's: H7678I

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Shabbethai

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7678I; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 1

וְיוֹזָבָ֜דve.yo.za.Vadand Jozabad

Lemma: יוֹזָבָד (yo.za.vad) · Strong's: H3107Q

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jozabad

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3107Q; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 2

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 3

הַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.Khahthe work

Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: work

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 4

הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙ha.chi.tzo.Nah<the> external

Lemma: חִיצוֹן (chi.tson) · Strong's: H2435

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: outer

Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:30, 2 Kings 16:18, 1 Chronicles 26:29, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Esther 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2435; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 5

לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitof [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: temple

Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 6

הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 7

מֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.Shei[were] of [the] leaders of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 8

הַלְוִיִּֽם\׃hal.vi.Yimthe Levites

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Levi

Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:16 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Shabbethai	→	שַׁבְּתַי H7678I Shabbethai
and Jozabad	→	יוֹזָבָד H3107Q Jozabad
two leaders	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
of the Levites	→	לֵוִי H3881 Levi
who supervised	→	עַל H5921A upon
the work	→	מְלָאכָה H4399 work
outside	→	חִיצוֹן H2435 outer
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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