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Nehemiah 11:8
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After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
and his brothers, men of valor, 928.
Following him were Gabbai and Sallai, for a total of 928 men.
and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 in all.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundreth and twentie and eight.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
and his followers Gabbai and Sallai-928 men.
After him: Gabai, Salai; 928 in all.
and after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight:
and those who followed Jeshaiah were Gabbai and Sallai. All together there were 928 men.
And after him were nine hundred and twenty-eight others.
Gabbai and Sallai, close relatives of Sallu. In all, 928 Benjaminites lived in Jerusalem.
And following after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
And after him were Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty eight.
And after him Sabai, Sallai: nyne hundreth and eight and twentye.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
And after hym Gabai, Sellai, nine hundred and twentie and eyght.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundred twentie and eight.
And after him Gebe, Seli, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
and aftir hym Gabai, Sellai, nynti and eiyte and twenti;
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
And after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
After him were Gabbai and Sallai and a total of 928 relatives.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928 men.
And his brothers Gabbai, Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.
and, after him, Gabbai, Sallai, - nine hundred and twenty-eight.
And after him Gebbai, Sellai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
And after him Gabba'i, Salla'i, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
and after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
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Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood.
And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered throughout the earth.”
Therefore it is called Babylon, for there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the Lord scattered them throughout the earth.
Their anger is cursed, for it is strong,and their fury, for it is cruel!I will disperse them throughout Jacoband scatter them throughout Israel.
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritanceand divided the human race,he set the boundaries of the peoplesaccording to the number of the people of Israel.
He has done a mighty deed with his arm;he has scattered the proudbecause of the thoughts of their hearts;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And after him,.... That is, Sallu: were Gabbai and Sallai; in all nine hundred and twenty eight; there were more of the tribe of Benjamin than of the tribe of Judah, they having perhaps a greater share in the city, or were better disposed to dwell in it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah caused to be made of his census. The census itself seems to have been confined to the dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles:
| | 1 Chron | Nehemiah |
| Tribes of Judah | | |
| Of Pharez | | 468 |
| Of Zerah | 690 | |
| Tribe of Benjamin | 956 | 928 |
| Tribe of Levi | | |
| Priests | 1760 | 1192 |
| Levites | | 284 |
| Porters | 212 | 172 |
According to Nehemiah’s numbers, supplemented from Chronicles, the entire adult male population of the city was 3,734, which would give a total population of 14,936. According to Chronicles, supplemented from Nehemiah, the adult males were 4,370, and consequently the entire population, would have been 17,480. As the Nethinims and the Israelites of Ephraim and Manasseh 1 Chronicles 9:3 are not included in either list, we may conclude that the actual number of the inhabitants, after the efforts recorded in Nehemiah 11:1-2, was not much short of 20,000.
Nehemiah 11:16
The outward business of the house of God - Such as the collection of the newly-imposed tax Nehemiah 10:32, the providing of the regular sacrifices, the renewal of vestments, and the like.
Nehemiah 11:17
The principal to begin the thanksgiving - i. e., “the precentor,” or “leader of the choir.”