NEH 11:16 Parallel Verse View

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Key: blue:Elohim.
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ULT and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, were over the work outside of the house of God;

UST Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who supervised the work outside the temple and were leaders of the Levites.

BSB Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

OEB and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outside work of the house of God;

WEBBE and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

LSV and Shabbethai, and Jozabad, [are] over the outward work of the house of God, of the heads of the Levites,

FBV and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;

T4T Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were prominent men who supervised the work outside the temple.

LEB and Shabbethai and Jehozabad, leaders over the work of the Levites outside of the house of God;

BBE And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;

Moff No Moff NEH book available

JPS and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

ASV and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

DRA And Sabathai and Jozabed, who were over all the outward business of the house of God, of the princes of the Levites,

YLT and Shabbethai, and Jozabad, [are] over the outward work of the house of God, of the heads of the Levites,

Drby and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, [who were] over the outward work of the house of [fn]God;

11.16 Elohim

RV and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

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

KJB-1769 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.[fn]

11.16 had…: Heb. were over

KJB-1611 [fn]And Shabbethai, and Iozabad, of the chiefe of the Leuits, had the ouersight of the outward businesse of the house of God.
(And Shabbethai, and Yozabad, of the chief of the Leuits, had the oversight of the outward businesse of the house of God.)

11:16 Hebr. were ouer.

Bshps And Sabathai, and Iosabad of the chiefe of the Leuites, had the ouersight of the outwarde businesse of the house of God.
(And Sabathai, and Yosabad of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward businesse of the house of God.)

Gnva And Shabbethai, and Iozabad of the chiefe of the Leuites were ouer the workes of the house of God without.
(And Shabbethai, and Yozabad of the chief of the Levites were over the works of the house of God without. )

Cvdl And Sabthai and Iosabad of the chefe of the Leuites, in the outwarde busynes of ye house of God.
(And Sabthai and Yosabad of the chief of the Levites, in the outward business of ye/you_all house of God.)

Wycl and Jozabed was ordened of the princes of dekenes, on alle the werkis that weren with out forth in Goddis hows.
(and Yozabed was ordened of the princes of deacons, on all the works that were with out forth in Goddis house.)

Luth und Sabthai und Josabad aus der Leviten Obersten an den äußerlichen Geschäften im Hause Gottes,
(and Sabthai and Yosabad out_of the/of_the Leviten Obersten at the äußerlichen Geschäften in_the house God’s,)

ClVg et Sabathai et Jozabed, super omnia opera quæ erant forinsecus in domo Dei, a principibus Levitarum.
(and Sabathai and Yozabed, over everything opera which they_were forinsecus in at_home of_God, from principibus Levitarum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠שַׁבְּתַ֨י וְ⁠יוֹזָבָ֜ד

and,Shabbethai and,Jozabad

These are the names of two men.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מֵ⁠רָאשֵׁ֖י הַ⁠לְוִיִּֽם

of,leaders the,Levites

Head here is a figurative way of saying leader. Alternate translation: “who were also leaders of the Levites”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַל־הַ⁠מְּלָאכָ֤ה הַ⁠חִֽיצֹנָה֙ לְ⁠בֵ֣ית הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֔ים

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,work the,outside of,house the=ʼElohīm

Here the list speaks of the temple as the house of God as if it were God’s dwelling place. Outside refers to all of the duties that Levites had that did not involve working inside the temple itself. (For example, collecting offerings, as described in 10:37–38.) Alternate translation: “supervised all the work that the Levites did outside the temple”

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