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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Christian Standard Bible ®
Nehemiah 10:8
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah.
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Hebrew Names Version
Ma`azyah, Bilgai, Shemayah; these were the Kohanim.
Ma`azyah, Bilgai, Shemayah; these were the Kohanim.
King James Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
English Standard Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.
New Century Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the priests.
New English Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Amplified Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these were the priests.
New American Standard Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
World English Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these are the Priestes.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these are the Priestes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Berean Standard Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Complete Jewish Bible
Meshulam, Aviyah, Miyamin,
Meshulam, Aviyah, Miyamin,
Darby Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Easy-to-Read Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests who put their names on the sealed agreement.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests who put their names on the sealed agreement.
George Lamsa Translation
Maasiah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Maasiah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these are the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these are the priests.
Literal Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Maasga, Bilgai and Semaia: these were prestes.
Maasga, Bilgai and Semaia: these were prestes.
American Standard Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Bible in Basic English
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Semaiah: these were priestes.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Semaiah: these were priestes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;
King James Version (1611)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the Priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the Priests.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these were priests.
Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these were priests.
English Revised Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
these weren prestis.
these weren prestis.
Update Bible Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Webster's Bible Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these [were] the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these [were] the priests.
New King James Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
New Living Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
New Life Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the religious leaders.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the religious leaders.
New Revised Standard
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, - these, were, the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, - these, were, the priests.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests.
Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests.
Revised Standard Version
Ma-azi'ah, Bil'gai, Shemai'ah; these are the priests.
Ma-azi'ah, Bil'gai, Shemai'ah; these are the priests.
Young's Literal Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these [are] the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these [are] the priests.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Contextual Overview
1Those whose seals were on the document were 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah.9The Levites were 10and their brothers
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Bilgai: Nehemiah 12:5, Bilgah
Shemaiah: Nehemiah 3:29, Nehemiah 12:6, Nehemiah 12:18, Nehemiah 12:42, Ezra 10:21
Cross-References
Micah 5:6
They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade.So he will rescue us from Assyriawhen it invades our land,when it marches against our territory.
They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade.So he will rescue us from Assyriawhen it invades our land,when it marches against our territory.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The names are not personal, but designate families. The seal of the high-priestly house of Seraiah was probably appended either by Ezra or Eliashib, both of whom belonged to it.