King James Version

Nehemiah 11:9

And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.

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וְיוֹאֵ֥לveyoeland Joelיוֹאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Joel”H3100Joel, the name of twelve IsraelitesJoel.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […זִכְרִ֖יzikhriZichriזִכְרִיnoun, proper name — “Zichri”H2147Zicri, the name of twelve IsraelitesZichri.פָּקִ֣ידpaqidwhich had the chargeפָּקִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “which had the charge”, the ordinary formH6496a superintendent (civil, military or religious)which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.עֲלֵיהֶ֑םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וִיהוּדָ֧הvihudahand Judahיְהוּדָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.בֶןvensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […הַסְּנוּאָ֛הhasnuahthe Senuahסְנוּאָהdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Senuah”H5574pointed; (used with the article as a proper name) Senuah, the name of two IsraelitesHasenuah (including the art), Senuah.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הָעִ֖ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.מִשְׁנֶֽהmishnehcopyמִשְׁנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “copy”, the ordinary formH4932properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Joel son of Zichri [is] inspector over them, and Judah son of Senuah [is] over the city — second.

World English Bible

Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

Darby Translation

and Joel the son of Zicri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.

Douay-Rheims

And Joel the son of Zechri their ruler, and Judas the son of Senua was second over the city.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joel son of Zechri was overseer over them: and Juda son of Asana was second in the city.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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