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Green's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 11:8

And after him were Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty eight.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gabbai;   Sallai;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Sallai;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Gabbai;   Judea;   Sallai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gabbai;   Nehemiah;   Sallai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gabbai;   Sallai;   Shemaiah;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Gabbai ;   Sallai ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Nethinim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gab'ba-I;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gabbai;   Sallai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928.
Hebrew Names Version
After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
King James Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
English Standard Version
and his brothers, men of valor, 928.
New Century Version
Following him were Gabbai and Sallai, for a total of 928 men.
New English Translation
and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 in all.
Amplified Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
New American Standard Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
World English Bible
After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundreth and twentie and eight.
Legacy Standard Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.
Berean Standard Bible
and his followers Gabbai and Sallai-928 men.
Complete Jewish Bible
After him: Gabai, Salai; 928 in all.
Darby Translation
and after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight:
Easy-to-Read Version
and those who followed Jeshaiah were Gabbai and Sallai. All together there were 928 men.
George Lamsa Translation
And after him were nine hundred and twenty-eight others.
Good News Translation
Gabbai and Sallai, close relatives of Sallu. In all, 928 Benjaminites lived in Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And following after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after him Sabai, Sallai: nyne hundreth and eight and twentye.
American Standard Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
Bible in Basic English
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And after hym Gabai, Sellai, nine hundred and twentie and eyght.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
King James Version (1611)
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundred twentie and eight.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And after him Gebe, Seli, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
English Revised Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and aftir hym Gabai, Sellai, nynti and eiyte and twenti;
Update Bible Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
Webster's Bible Translation
And after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
New King James Version
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
New Living Translation
After him were Gabbai and Sallai and a total of 928 relatives.
New Life Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928 men.
New Revised Standard
And his brothers Gabbai, Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, after him, Gabbai, Sallai, - nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And after him Gebbai, Sellai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
Revised Standard Version
And after him Gabba'i, Salla'i, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
Young's Literal Translation
and after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.

Contextual Overview

1 And the rulers of the people lived at Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of the ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in other cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live in Jerusalem. 3 And these are the rulers of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah, a man lived in his possession in their cities; Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the temple-slaves, and the sons of Solomon's servants. 4 And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin. From the sons of Judah were Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah,the son of Mahalaleel, of the sonsof Perez; 5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Jolarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty eight mighty men. 7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. 8 And after him were Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty eight. 9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer. And Judah the son of Hassenaah was second over the city. 10 From the priests were Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 10:25
And two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:32
These were the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, in their nations. And from these the nations were divided in the earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:4
And they said, Come, let us build a city and a tower with its head in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, that we not be scattered on the face of all the earth.
Genesis 11:9
On account of this its name is called Babel, because Jehovah confused the language of all the earth there. And Jehovah scattered them abroad from there on the face of all the earth.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and I will scatter them in Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:8
when the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance; when He separated the sons of Adam, He set up the bounds of the peoples, according to the number of the sons of Israel.
Luke 1:51
He performed mightily with His arm; He scattered proud ones in the thought of their heart.

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.”


 
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