Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:22–23

²²In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan,^m and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.

²³As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.ⁿ

Footnotes

m 12:22 Johanan is a variant of Jonathan; see verse 11.
n 12:23 Or the Book of the Annals or the Book of the Historical Events

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Nehemiah 12:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the days	בִּימֵ֨י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Eliashib	אֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב	’el·yā·šîḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H475 Eljashib
Joiada	יוֹיָדָ֤ע	yō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3111 Jojada
Johanan	וְיוֹחָנָן֙	wə·yō·w·ḥā·nān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3110 Jochanan
and Jaddua	וְיַדּ֔וּעַ	wə·yad·dū·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3037 Jaddua
during	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the reign of	מַלְכ֖וּת	mal·ḵūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
Darius	דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ	dā·rə·yā·weš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1867 Darius
the Persian	הַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃פ	hap·pā·rə·sî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6542 Persian
the heads	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the families	אָב֑וֹת	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
of the Levites	הַלְוִיִּם֩	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
and priests	וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
were recorded	כְּתוּבִ֖ים	kə·ṯū·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H3789 write

Nehemiah 12:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for the descendants	בְּנֵ֤י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Levi	לֵוִי֙	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
the family	הָֽאָב֔וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
heads	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
up to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the days	יְמֵ֖י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Johanan	יֽוֹחָנָ֥ן	yō·w·ḥā·nān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3110 Jochanan
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Eliashib	אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃	’el·yā·šîḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H475 Eljashib
were recorded	כְּתוּבִ֕ים	kə·ṯū·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H3789 write
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Book	סֵ֖פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Chronicles	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word

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Nehemiah 12:23 1 Chronicles 9:14–44

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.