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Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. (KJV)
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וְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.Yimand the 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 12:8 word 1
יֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'Jeshua
Lemma: יֵשׁוּעַ (ye.shu.a) · Strong's: H3442J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jeshua
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 2:40, Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:43, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:4, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3442J; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 2
בִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiBinnui
Lemma: בִּנּוּי (bin.nuy) · Strong's: H1131L
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Binnui
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1131L; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 3
קַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElKadmiel
Lemma: קַדְמִיאֵל (qad.mi.el) · Strong's: H6934
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kadmiel
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 2:40, Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:43, Nehemiah 9:4, Nehemiah 9:5, Nehemiah 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6934; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 4
שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahSherebiah
Lemma: שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה (she.re.ve.yah) · Strong's: H8274H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sherebiah
Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 10:12, Nehemiah 12:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8274H; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 5
יְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063M
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063M; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 6
מַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahMattaniah
Lemma: מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ (mat.tan.yah) · Strong's: H4983G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mattaniah
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 9:15, Nehemiah 11:17, Nehemiah 12:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4983G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 7
עַֽל\־'al-[were] 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 12:8 word 8
הֻיְּד֖וֹתh.ye.Dotsongs of thanksgiving
Lemma: הֻיְּדוֹת (huy.y.dah) · Strong's: H1960
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: praise
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1960; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 9
ה֥וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 10
וְאֶחָֽיו\׃ve.'e.Chavand brothers his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:8 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Levites [were] | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| Jeshua | → | יֵשׁוּעַ H3442J Jeshua |
| Binnui | → | בִּנּוּי H1131L Binnui |
| Kadmiel | → | קַדְמִיאֵל H6934 Kadmiel |
| Sherebiah | → | שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה H8274H Sherebiah |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063M Judah |
| and Mattaniah | → | מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ H4983G Mattaniah |
| who | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| with his associates | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| led | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the songs of thanksgiving | → | הֻיְּדוֹת H1960 praise |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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