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Nehemiah 12:22

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

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הַלְוִיִּם֩halviyimthe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.בִּימֵ֨יbimein as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֶלְיָשִׁ֜יבelyashivEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבnoun, proper name — “Eliashib”H475Eljashib, the name of six IsraelitesEliashib.יוֹיָדָ֤עyoyadaJehoiadaיוֹיָדָעnoun, proper name — “Jehoiada”H3111Jojada, the name of two IsraelitesJehoiada, Joiada.וְיוֹחָנָן֙veyochananand Johananיוֹחָנָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Johanan”H3110Jochanan, the name of nine IsraelitesJohanan.וְיַדּ֔וּעַveyaduaand Jadduaיַדּוּעַconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jaddua”H3037Jaddua, the name of two IsraelitesJaddua.כְּתוּבִ֖יםketuvimdescribeכָּתַבverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “describe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).רָאשֵׁ֣יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.אָב֑וֹתavotfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםvehakohanimand the priestכֹּהֵןconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and 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.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,…מַלְכ֖וּתmalkhutempireמַלְכוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “empire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4438a rule; concretely, a dominionempire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁdareyaveshDariusדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁnoun, proper name — “Darius”H1867Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kingsDarius.הַפָּֽרְסִֽיhaparesithe Persianפַּרְסִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Persian”, the ordinary formH6542a Parsite (i.e. Persian), or inhabitant of PeresPersian.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded heads of fathers' houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ houses ; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.

World English Bible

As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

Darby Translation

of the Levites, the chief fathers were recorded in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, and the priests, until the reign of Darius the Persian.

Douay-Rheims

The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)