Nehemiah 11:16 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 11:16

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites,.... Along with Shemaiah; these had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God: who had the care of the repairs of the temple, and of getting in the wood for the altar, as Jarchi, and collecting the third part of the shekel, to purchase things with for the use of the temple.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And Shabbethai - This verse, with Neh 11:20, Neh 11:21, Neh 11:28, Neh 11:29, Neh 11:32, Neh 11:33, Neh 11:34, and Neh 11:35, are all wanting in the Septuagint and the whole chapter is wanting in the Arabic, the translator not being concerned in Jewish genealogies. The outward business - Calmet supposes that he provided the victuals for the priests, victims for the sacrifices, the sacerdotal vestments, the sacred vessels, and other necessaries for the service of the temple.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשַׁבְּתַ֨י	ve.sha.be.Tai	and Shabbethai	H7678 →
וְיוֹזָבָ֜ד	ve.yo.za.Vad	and Jozabad	H3107 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה	ha.me.la.Khah	the work	H4399 →
הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙	ha.chi.tzo.Nah	<the> external	H2435 →
לְבֵ֣ית	le.Veit	of [the] house of	H1004 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
מֵרָאשֵׁ֖י	me.ra.Shei	[were] of [the] leaders of	H7218 →
הַלְוִיִּֽם׃	hal.vi.Yim	the Levites	H3881 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Nehemiah 8:7
The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
leads to
- Nehemiah 9:4
  And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
- Leviticus 10:11
  so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
- Ezra 10:22–23
  From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- Nehemiah 3:23
  Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
Through
Ezra 8:33
On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas…
leads to
- Nehemiah 3:4
  Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana…
- Nehemiah 3:21
  Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
Through
1 Chronicles 26:29
From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:4
  “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
Through
1 Chronicles 26:20
Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 26:22
  the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

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