King James Version

Nehemiah 10:8

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nehemiah 10:9.

מַֽעַזְיָ֥הmaazyahMaaziahמַעַזְיָהnoun, proper name — “Maaziah”H4590Maazjah, the name of two IsraelitesMaaziah.בִלְגַּ֖יvilgayBilgaiבִּלְגַּיnoun, proper name — “Bilgai”H1084Bilgai, an IsraeliteBilgai.שְׁמַֽעְיָ֑הshemayahShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהnoun, proper name — “Shemaiah”H8098Shemajah, the name of twenty-five IsraelitesShemaiah.אֵ֖לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).הַכֹּהֲנִֽיםhakohanimthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(10-9) Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.

Young’s Literal Translation

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these [are] the priests.

World English Bible

Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

Darby Translation

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.

Douay-Rheims

Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)