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Brenton's Septuagint

Nehemiah 7:44

The singers; the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asaph;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Levites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Census;   Ezra, the Book of;   Hananiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nehemiah;   Zerubbabel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acud;   Ammidioi;   Ezra, Book of;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Hagab;   Kilan;   Nehemiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Asaph ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Asaph;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Korahites;   Praise;   Priests and Levites;   Psalms, Book of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Asaph;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Captivity;   Ezra, Book of;   Music and Musical Instruments;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The singers included
Hebrew Names Version
The singers: the children of Asaf, one hundred forty-eight.
King James Version
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
English Standard Version
The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.
New Century Version
These are the singers: the descendants of Asaph—148.
New English Translation
The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.
Amplified Bible
The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.
New American Standard Bible
The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.
World English Bible
The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundreth, and eight and fourtie.
Legacy Standard Bible
The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.
Berean Standard Bible
The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
Easy-to-Read Version
These are the singers: the descendants of Asaph 148
George Lamsa Translation
The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
Literal Translation
The singers: the sons of Asaph were a hundred and forty eight.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The syngers. The children of Assaph, an hundreth and eight and fortye.
American Standard Version
The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
Bible in Basic English
The music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The singers: The children of Asaph, an hundred fourtie and eyght.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
King James Version (1611)
The singers. The children of Asaph, an hundred, fourtie and eight.
English Revised Version
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sones of Odyna, foure and seuenti;
Update Bible Version
The singers: the sons of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
Webster's Bible Translation
The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty eight.
New King James Version
The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
New Living Translation
The singers of the family of Asaph 148
New Life Bible
The singers: 148 sons of Asaph.
New Revised Standard
The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The singers, The sons of Asaph, a hundred, and forty-eight;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of Oduia, seventy-four. The singing men:
Revised Standard Version
The singers: the sons of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
Young's Literal Translation
The singers: sons of Asaph: a hundred forty and eight.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148.

Contextual Overview

5 And God put it into my heart, and I gathered the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, into companies: and I found a register of the company that came up first, and I found written in it as follows: 6 Now these are the children of the country, that came up from captivity, of the number which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away, and they returned to Jerusalem and to Juda, every man to his city; 7 with Zorobabel, and Jesus, and Neemia, Azaria, and Reelma, Naemani, Mardochaeus, Balsan, Maspharath, Esdra, Boguia, Inaum, Baana, Masphar, men of the people of Israel. 8 The children of Phoros, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two. 9 The children of Saphatia, three hundred and seventy-two. 10 The children of Era, six hundred and fifty-two. 11 The children of Phaath Moab, with the children of Jesus and Joab, two thousand six hundred and eighteen. 12 The children of Ælam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four. 13 The children of Zathuia, eight hundred and forty-five. 14 The children of Zacchu, seven hundred and sixty.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The singers: 1 Chronicles 25:2, Ezra 2:41. 128

an hundred: One of Dr. Kennicott's manuscripts reads in the parallel place of Ezra, "an hundred and forty and eight," as here.

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:39 - Asaph

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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