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The Darby Translation

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amok;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Nehemiah;   Priest;   Sallai;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah;   Jeshua;   Sallu;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amok;   Ezra, the Book of;   Genealogy;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah (1);   Jehoiarib;   Nehemiah;   Sallai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Amok;   Ezra, Book of;   High Priest;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Nehemiah;   Sallai;   Sallu;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Amok;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Sallai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abijah ;   Chief Priests ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amok ;   Hilkiah ;   Jedaiah ;   Jeshua, Jeshuah ;   Sallai ;   Sallu ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'mok,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amok;   Hilkiah;   Jedaiah;   Jeshua;   Priests and Levites;   Sallai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.
Hebrew Names Version
Sallu, `Amok, Hilkiyah, Yedayah. These were the chiefs of the Kohanim and of their brothers in the days of Yeshua.
King James Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
English Standard Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
New Century Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. They were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.
New English Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their colleagues in the days of Jeshua.
Amplified Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsman in the days of Jeshua.
New American Standard Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsmen in the days of Jeshua.
World English Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.
Legacy Standard Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.
Berean Standard Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Contemporary English Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and another Jedaiah. These were the leading priests and their assistants during the time of Joshua.
Complete Jewish Bible
Salu, ‘Amok, Hilkiyah and Y'da‘yah. These were the leaders of the cohanim and their kinsmen during the time of Yeshua.
Easy-to-Read Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These men were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.
George Lamsa Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Joshua.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These are the heads of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Literal Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the rulers of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sallu, Amok, Helchias & Iedaia. These were the heades amoge the prestes and their brethren in the tyme of Iesua.
American Standard Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Bible in Basic English
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Salu, Amok, Helkia, and Iedaia: These were the heades among the priestes and their brethren in the dayes of Iesua.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
King James Version (1611)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These were the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus.
English Revised Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
these weren the princes of prestis `and her britheren, in the daies of Josue.
Update Bible Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
Webster's Bible Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
New King James Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
New Living Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
New Life Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the religious leaders and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
New Revised Standard
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and of their associates in the days of Jeshua.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah, - these, were the chiefs of the priests and their brethren, in the days of Jeshua.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.
Revised Standard Version
Sallu, Amok, Hilki'ah, Jedai'ah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Young's Literal Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their kinsmen in the days of Jeshua.

Contextual Overview

1 And these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. 8 And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, [who was] over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren; 9 and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them as watches. 10 And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Sallu: The variation of סלו [Strong's H5543], Sallu, and סלי [Strong's H5543], Sallai, is simply caused by the mutation of ו, wav and י, yood. Nehemiah 12:20, Sallai

the chief: "The chief of the priests" seem to have been the heads of the courses established by David. 1 Chronicles 24:18

of Jeshua: Nehemiah 12:1, Ezra 3:2, Haggai 1:1, Zechariah 3:1

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 7:7 - Zerubbabel Matthew 2:4 - the chief Matthew 16:21 - chief priests

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
And Noah built an altar to Jehovah; and took of every clean animal, and of all clean fowl, and offered up burnt-offerings on the altar.
Genesis 12:8
And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram moved onward, going on still toward the south.
Genesis 12:12
And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.
Genesis 13:4
to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
Genesis 13:15
for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram moved [his] tents, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. And he built there an altar to Jehovah.
Genesis 15:18
On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates;
Genesis 17:1
And Abram was ninety-nine years old, when Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said to him, I [am] the Almighty God: walk before my face, and be perfect.
Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 12:7. The chief of the priests — They were twenty-four orders or courses in number, all subordinate to each other; as established by David, 1 Chronicles 24:18. And these orders or courses were continued till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. See Calmet.


 
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