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Nehemiah 11:8
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and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928.
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.
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 was the father of two sons—one named Peleg, because the earth was divided during his life, and the other was named Joktan.
This is the list of the families from the sons of Noah, arranged according to their nations. From these families came all the nations who spread across the earth after the flood.
Then they said to each other, "Let's build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth."
The place is called Babel since that is where the Lord confused the language of the whole world. So the Lord caused them to spread out from there over the whole world.
May their anger be cursed, because it is too violent. May their violence be cursed, because it is too cruel. I will divide them up among the tribes of Jacob and scatter them through all the tribes of Israel.
God Most High gave the nations their lands, dividing up the human race. He set up borders for the people and even numbered the Israelites.
He has done mighty deeds by his power. He has scattered the people who are proud and think great things about themselves.
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.”