Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Read the Bible

Legacy Standard Bible

Nehemiah 10:8

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bilgah;   Bilgai;   Decision;   Maaziah;   Priest;   Shemaiah;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Maaziah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bilgah;   Jehoiarib;   Jeremiah;   Maaziah;   Meshullam;   Shemaiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bilgai;   Maadiah;   Maaziah;   Nehemiah;   Shemaiah;   Writing;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Addan;   Bilgah;   Canon of the Old Testament;   Ezra;   Ezra, Book of;   Jehoiarib;   Maaziah;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Shemaiah;   Synagogue;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bilgai ;   Maaziah ;   Shemaiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Idolatry;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bil'ga-I;   Jeremi'ah;   Ma-Azi'ah;   Shemai'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bilgah;   Maaziah;   Nehemiah;   Shemaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Synagogue, the Great;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah.
Hebrew Names Version
Ma`azyah, Bilgai, Shemayah; these were the Kohanim.
King James Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
English Standard Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.
New Century Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the priests.
New English Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Amplified Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these were the priests.
New American Standard Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
World English Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these are the Priestes.
Berean Standard Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Complete Jewish Bible
Meshulam, Aviyah, Miyamin,
Darby Translation
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.
George Lamsa Translation
Maasiah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these are the priests.
Literal Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Maasga, Bilgai and Semaia: these were prestes.
American Standard Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Bible in Basic English
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Semaiah: these were priestes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;
King James Version (1611)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the Priests.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these were priests.
English Revised Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
these weren prestis.
Update Bible Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
Webster's Bible Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these [were] the priests.
New King James Version
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
New Living Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
New Life Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These are the religious leaders.
New Revised Standard
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, - these, were, the priests.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests.
Revised Standard Version
Ma-azi'ah, Bil'gai, Shemai'ah; these are the priests.
Young's Literal Translation
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these [are] the priests.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.

Contextual Overview

1Now on the sealed document were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests. 9And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; 10also their brothers Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

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
And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,The land of Nimrod at its entrances;And He will deliver us from the AssyrianWhen he enters our landAnd when he treads within our borders.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

:-.

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.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile