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1. Ancestor of Ethan, a Levite and descendant of Merari. Ethan was a musician in the temple during the reign of David (1 Chr 6:45).

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:45

OET-RV CH1 6:45

45 Maluk was Hashavyah’s son. Hashavyah was Uziyah’s son. Uziyah was Hilkiyah’s son.

OET-LV CH1 6:30

30  The _son _of Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh the _son _of ʼAmaʦ^yāh the _son _of Ḩilqiy^yāh.

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2. Ancestor of a group of Levites who helped rebuild the temple after the Babylonian exile (1 Chr 9:14; Neh 11:15).

Show passage in OET: CH1 9:14

OET-RV CH1 9:14

14 From Levi’s descendants who returned to Yehudah (Judah) there were: Shemayah (who was Hashuv’s son, Hashuv was Azrikam’s son, Azrikam was Hashavyah’s son, Hashavyah was a descendant of Levi’s youngest son Merari),

OET-LV CH1 9:14

14 And_from the_Lēviyyiy Shəmaˊ^yāh the _son _of Ḩashshūⱱ the _son _of ˊAzrīqām the _son _of Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh of the _descendants _of Mərārī.

Show passage in OET: NEH 11:15

OET-RV NEH 11:15

15 The Levites in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) included:

•

Shemayah (son of Hashuv, son of Azrikam, son of Hashavyah, son of Buni),

OET-LV NEH 11:15

15 And_from the_Lēviyyiy Shəmaˊ^yāh the _son _of Ḩashshūⱱ the _son _of ˊAzrīqām the _son _of Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh the _son _of Bunniy.

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3. Jeduthun’s son, a Levite and musician in the temple during the time of David (1 Chr 25:3, 19 OET CH1 25:3 · OET CH1 25:19).

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OET-RV CH1 25:3

• 3 Six from Yedutun’s family: Gedalyah, Tseri, Yeshayah (Isaiah), Hashavyah, and Matityah. They were supervised by Yedutun, who prophesied with a harp, and thanked and praised Yahweh.

OET-RV CH1 25:19

• 19 Hashavyah and his sons and relatives (twelve),

OET-LV CH1 25:3

3 For_Yədūtūn the _sons _of Yədūtūn were_Gədal^yāh and_Tsərī/(Zeri) and_Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Jeshaiah) Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh and_Mattit^yāh six on the _hands _of their _father _of_their Yədūtūn with_harp who_prophesied on to _give _thanks and_to _praise to/for_YHWH.

OET-LV CH1 25:19

19 The _two_plus ten to_Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh sons _of_his and_relatives _of_his two _plus ten.

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4. Head of a group of Hebronites who was given the position of overseer of Israel west of the Jordan. He was in charge of both political and religious activities (1 Chr 26:30).

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OET-RV CH1 26:30

30 From Hevron’s descendants, Hashavyah and his relatives were responsible for all the work done for Yahweh and for the king in the area west of the Yarden (Jordan) river. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.

OET-LV CH1 26:30

30 To_Ḩeⱱrōnite[s] Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh and_relatives _of_his sons _of ability one _thousand and_seven hundred(s) were_over the _oversight _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_the_other _side of_Yardēn/(Jordan) westward_at to_all/each/any/every the _work _of YHWH and_to_the _service _of the _king.

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5. Kemuel’s son, a Levite and head of a household during the reign of David (1 Chr 27:17).

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OET-RV CH1 27:17

• 17 Kemuel’s son Hashavyah was the leader of the Levites.
• Tsadok was the leader of Aharon’s (Aaron) descendants.

OET-LV CH1 27:17

17 For_Lēvī Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh the _son _of Qəmū^ʼēl for_ʼAhₐron Tsādōq/(Zadok).

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6. Chief of the Levites who participated in the Passover kept by King Josiah in the kingdom of Judah (640–609 BC; 2 Chr 35:9).

Show passage in OET: CH2 35:9

OET-RV CH2 35:9

9 The Levite leaders Konaniyah and his younger brothers Shemayah and Netanel, along with Hashavyah, Yeiel, and Yozavad, together contributed five thousand lambs and three hundred bulls.

OET-LV CH2 35:9

9 And and_Shəmaˊ^yāh and_Nətan^ʼēl brothers _of_his and_Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh and_Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jeiel) Yōzāⱱād/(Jozabad) the _leaders _of the _Lēviyyiy they _contributed for_Lēviyyiy for_passovers five _of thousand(s) and_cattle five hundred(s).

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Show passage in OET: EZR 8:19

OET-RV EZR 8:19

19 They also sent Hashavyah and Yeshayah (Isaiah) (from Merari’s sons), and their relatives and sons—some twenty men—

OET-LV EZR 8:19

19 And_DOM Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh and_with_him Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Jeshaiah) from_(the)_sons of _Mərārī brothers _of_his and_sons _of_their twenty.

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8. Priest who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon with Ezra (Ezr 8:24); perhaps the same person as #7 above.

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OET-RV EZR 8:24

24 Then I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests along with Shereveyah and Hashavyah and ten of the other Levites,

OET-LV EZR 8:24

24 And_I_set _apart of_the _leaders _of of_the _priests two _plus ten to_Shērēⱱə^yāh Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh and_with_them of_brothers _of_their ten.

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9. Parosh’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his pagan wife after the exile (Ezr 10:25); possibly the same as Asibias (1 Esd 9:26).

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:25

OET-RV EZR 10:25

25 From the other Israelis:

•

From Par’osh’s descendants: Rameyah, Yiziyah, Malkiyah, Miyamin, Eleazar, Malkiyah, and Benayah.

OET-LV EZR 10:25

25 And_of_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_(the)_sons of _Parˊosh/(Parosh) Ram^yāh and_Yizziy^yāh/(Izziah) and_Malkīy^yāh and_Miyyāmin and_ʼElˊāzār and_Malkīy^yāh and_Bənā^yāh.

Show passage in OET: GES 9:26

OET-RV GES 9:26

26 Of Yisrael (Israel), of the sons of Par’osh: Rameyah, Yiziyah, Malkiyah, Miyamin, Eleazar, Asibas, and Benayah.

OET-LV GES 9:26

26 out_from of_the Israaʸl out_from the/this/who son tax, Hiermas, and Yezias, and Melⱪias, and ⟦Μαῆλος⟧, and Eleazaros, and Asebias, and Banaias.

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10. Ruler over half the district of Keilah (a city of Judah in the Shephelah district of Libnah-mareshah) who participated in rebuilding the Jerusalem wall for his district after the exile (Neh 3:17).

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OET-RV NEH 3:17

17 Next to him were some Levites: Bani’s son Rehum, then Hashavyah (the administrator for half of the Ke’ilah district) did his district,

OET-LV NEH 3:17

17 After_him the_Lēviyyiy they _repaired Rəḩūm the _son _of Bānī on his/its_hand Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh the _official _of (the)_half _of the _district _of Qəˊīlāh he _repaired for_district _of_his.

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Show passage in OET: NEH 10:11

OET-RV NEH 10:11

• 11 Mika, Rehov, and Hashavyah,

OET-LV NEH 10:12

12  Mīkāʼ Rəḩoⱱ Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh.

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12. Ancestor of Uzzi, an overseer of Levites in Jerusalem after the exile (Neh 11:22).

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OET-RV NEH 11:22

22 The overseer of the Levites in Yerushalem was Uzi (son of Bani, son of Hashavyah, son of Matanyah, son of Mika)—a descendant of Asaf’s sons who were the temple singers

OET-LV NEH 11:22

22 And_the _overseer _of the _Lēviyyiy in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) was_ˊUzziy the _son _of Bānī the _son _of Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh the _son _of Mattan^yāh the _son _of Mīkāʼ from_(the)_sons of _ʼĀşāf the_singers to_before the _work _of the _house _of the_ʼElohīm.

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13. Priest and head of a household in Palestine after the exile during the time of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:21).

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OET-RV NEH 12:21

• 21 Hashavyah for Hilkiyah’s family,
• and Netanel for Yedayah’s.

OET-LV NEH 12:21

21 Of_Ḩilqiy^yāh Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh of_Yədaˊ^yāh Nətan^ʼēl.

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14. Chief of the Levites and a temple musician after the exile during the time of Joiakim the high priest (Neh 12:24); perhaps the same person as #11 above.

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