NEH 12:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrTr And the Levites were, Jesus, Banui, Cadmiel, Sarabia, Jodae, Matthania: he was over the bands,

ULT And the Levites were: Jeshua; Binnui; Kadmiel; Sherebiah; Judah; Mattaniah, he and his brothers were over the thanksgiving songs;

UST The Levites who returned included Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah. Mattaniah and his associates led the people in singing songs to thank God.

BSB The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.

OEB Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, he and his clansmen were in charge of the thanksgiving.

WEBBE Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving songs, he and his brothers.

WMBB Moreover the Levites were Yeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving songs, he and his brothers.

NET And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who together with his colleagues was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

LSV And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he [is] over the thanksgiving, and his brothers,

FBV The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his fellow Levites was in charge of the songs of praise.

T4T Some of the other descendants of Levi who returned were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah. They were in charge of singing songs to thank God.

LEB And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah and his brothers who were in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

BBE And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the music-makers, he and his brothers.

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JPS Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

ASV Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

DRA And the Levites, Jesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Juda, Mathanias, they and their brethren were over the hymns:

YLT And the Levites [are] Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he [is] over the thanksgiving, and his brethren,

Drby And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, [who was] over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren;

RV Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

Wbstr Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

KJB-1769 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.[fn]
(Moreover/What's_more the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Yudah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren/brothers. )

12.8 the thanksgiving: that is, the psalms of thanksgiving

KJB-1611 [fn]Moreouer the Leuites: Ieshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Iudah, and Mattaniah, which was ouer the thankesgiuing, he and his brethren.
(Moreover/What's_more the Levites: Yeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Yudah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiuing, he and his brethren/brothers.)

12:8 That is, the Psalmes of thankesgiuing.

Bshps The Leuites were these: Iesua, Bennui, Cadmiel, Sarebia, Iuda, and Mathania, whiche was ouer the office of thankesgeuing, he and his brethren.
(The Levites were these: Yesus/Yeshua, Bennui, Cadmiel, Sarebia, Yudah, and Mathania, which was over the office of thanksgeuing, he and his brethren/brothers.)

Gnva And the Leuites, Ieshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Iudah, Mattaniah were ouer the thankesgiuings, he, and his brethren.
(And the Levites, Yeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Yudah, Mattaniah were over the thanksgiuings, he, and his brethren/brothers. )

Cvdl The Leuites were these: Iesua, Benui, Cadmiel, Serebia, Iuda and Mathania, ouer the office of thankesgeuynge, they & their brethre:
(The Levites were these: Yesus/Yeshua, Benui, Cadmiel, Serebia, Yudah and Mathania, over the office of thanksgeuynge, they and their brethren/brothers:)

Wycl Certis dekenes; Jesua, Bennuy, Cedynyel, Serabie, Juda, Mathanye, `weren ouer the ympnes, `thei and her britheren;
(Certis deacons; Yesua, Bennuy, Cedynyel, Serabie, Yudah, Mathanye, `weren over the ympnes, `thei and her brethren/brothers;)

Luth Die Leviten aber waren diese: Jesua, Benui, Kadmiel, Serebja, Juda und Mathanja, über das Dankamt, er und seine Brüder.
(The Leviten but were this/these: Yesua, Benui, Kadmiel, Serebja, Yuda and Mathanja, above the Dankamt, he and his brothers.)

ClVg Porro Levitæ, Jesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Juda, Mathanias, super hymnos ipsi et fratres eorum:
(Further Levitæ, Yesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Yuda, Mathanias, over hymnos ipsi and brothers their: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֗ם

and,the,Levites

Here the list is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. Alternate translation: “And these were the leaders of the Levites who first returned to Judah with Zerubbabel the governor and with Joshua the high priest”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

יֵשׁ֧וּעַ בִּנּ֛וּי קַדְמִיאֵ֥ל שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֣ה מַתַּנְיָ֑ה

Jeshua Binnui Kadmiel Sherebiah Yehuda Mattaniah

These are the names of six men.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַֽל־הֻיְּד֖וֹת ה֥וּא וְ⁠אֶחָֽי⁠ו

on/upon songs_of_thanksgiving he/it and,brothers,his

He refers to Mattaniah. Brothers means “fellow Levite leaders.” Alternate translation: “Mattaniah and his fellow Levite leaders were responsible for directing the choir.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַֽל־הֻיְּד֖וֹת

on/upon songs_of_thanksgiving

As in 11:17, here the book is describing the choir by reference to one kind of thing it was associated with, the songs of thanksgiving that it sang. Alternate translation: “directed the choir”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַֽל־הֻיְּד֖וֹת

on/upon songs_of_thanksgiving

Over is a figurative way of saying that Mattaniah and his colleagues were responsible for this group. Alternate translation: “were responsible for directing the choir”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הֻיְּד֖וֹת

songs_of_thanksgiving

One responsibility of the Levite choir was to sing prayers of thanksgiving. But it sang many other things as well. Here the list is describing everything the choir sang by reference to one kind of thing it sang, prayers of thanksgiving. Alternate translation: “the choir”

Parallel NEH 12:8