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Literal Standard Version

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brothers 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.
Darby Translation
Sallu, Amok, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
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

1And these [are] the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these [are] heads of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.8And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he [is] over the thanksgiving, and his brothers, 9and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, [are] opposite them in charges. 10And Jeshua has begotten Joiakim, and Joiakim has begotten Eliashib, and Eliashib has begotten 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 builds an altar to YHWH, and takes from every clean beast and from every clean bird, and causes burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;
Genesis 12:8
And he removes from there toward a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretches out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he builds an altar to YHWH there, and preaches in the Name of YHWH.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeys, going on and journeying toward the south.
Genesis 12:12
and it has come to pass that the Egyptians see you, and they have said, This [is] his wife; and they have slain me, and you they keep alive:
Genesis 13:4
to the place of the altar which he made there at the first, and there Abram preaches in the Name of YHWH.
Genesis 13:15
for the whole of the land which you are seeing, I give it to you and to your Seed for all time.
Genesis 13:18
And Abram moves [his] tent, and comes, and dwells among the oaks of Mamre, which [are] in Hebron, and builds there an altar to YHWH.
Genesis 15:18
In that day has YHWH made with Abram a covenant, saying, "To your seed I have given this land, from the River of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River,
Genesis 17:1
And Abram is a son of ninety-nine years, and YHWH appears to Abram, and says to him, "I [am] God Almighty, habitually walk before Me, and be perfect;
Genesis 17:3
And Abram falls on his face, and God speaks 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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