Nehemiah 12:40

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials accompanying me,

Hebrew Names Version
So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

King James Version
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

English Standard Version
So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;

New Century Version
The two choruses took their places at the Temple. Half of the leaders and I did also.

New English Translation
Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

Amplified Bible
Then the two choirs stood in the house of God. So did I, and half of the officials with me;

New American Standard Bible
Then the two choirs took their positions in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;

World English Bible
So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Geneva Bible (1587)
So stood the two companies (of them that gaue thankes) in the house of God, and I and the halfe of the rulers with me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;

Contemporary English Version
where we stood in front of the temple with the other group, praising God. In the group with me were half of the leaders,

Complete Jewish Bible
Thus stood the two choirs of those giving thanks in the house of God, with myself and half of the leaders with me.

Darby Translation
And both choirs stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the two singing groups went to their places in God's Temple. And I stood in my place. And half the officials stood in their places in the Temple.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the two companies that gave thanks entered the house of the LORD, and I and the half of the chieftains who were with me;

Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
So the two choirs stood in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me;

Literal Translation
So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, and I, and half of the rulers with me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and so stode the two queres of thankesgeuynge of the house of God, and I and the halfe of the rulers with me,

American Standard Version
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Bible in Basic English
So the two bands of those who gave praise took up their positions in the house of God, and I and half of the chiefs with me:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so stoode the two quyers of them that gaue thankes in the house of God, and I, & the halfe of the rulers with me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

King James Version (1611)
So stood the two companies of them that gaue thankes in the house of God, and I, and the halfe of the rulers with me:

English Revised Version
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei stoden in the yate of kepyng. And twei queeris of men heriynge stoden in the hows of God, and Y and the half part of magistratis with me.

Update Bible Version
So stood the two companies of those that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Webster's Bible Translation
So stood the two [companies of them that gave] thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

New King James Version
So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me;

New Living Translation
The two choirs that were giving thanks then proceeded to the Temple of God, where they took their places. So did I, together with the group of leaders who were with me.

New Life Bible
Then the two groups stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the leaders with me,

New Revised Standard
So both companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the two choirs, came to a stand, at the house of God, - and I, and half the deputies with me;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(12-39) And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.

Revised Standard Version
So both companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;

Young's Literal Translation
And the two thanksgiving companies stand in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me,

THE MESSAGE
The two choirs then took their places in The Temple of God. I was there with half of the officials, along with the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah with their trumpets. Also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, directed by Jezrahiah, made the rafters ring.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the two choirs took their stand in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me;

Contextual Overview

²⁷At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. ²⁸The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, ²⁹from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves all around Jerusalem. ³⁰After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall. ³¹Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate. ³²Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed, ³³along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, ³⁴Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, ³⁵and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, ³⁶and his associates-Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani-with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Nehemiah 12:31, Nehemiah 12:32, Psalms 42:4, Psalms 47:6-9, Psalms 134:1-3

Reciprocal: Ezra 3:11 - they sang Hebrews 13:15 - the sacrifice

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God,.... Having made their procession on the wall in different ways, they met in the temple, that is, in the great court of it, for no other would hold them:

and I, and the half of the rulers with me; Nehemiah, and the other half with Hoshaiah, Nehemiah 12:32.