Nehemiah 11:16

Wycliffe Bible

and Jozabed was ordened of the princes of dekenes, on alle the werkis that weren with out forth in Goddis hows.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

Hebrew Names Version
and Shabbetai and Yozavad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

King James Version
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.

English Standard Version
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;

New Century Version
And there were Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the leaders of the Levites who were in charge of the work outside the Temple.

New English Translation
Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

Amplified Bible
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God;

New American Standard Bible
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God;

World English Bible
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Shabbethai, & Iozabad of the chiefe of the Leuites were ouer the workes of the house of God without.

Legacy Standard Bible
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;

Berean Standard Bible
Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

Contemporary English Version
Next, there were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the temple.

Complete Jewish Bible
and Shabtai and Yozavad, from the leaders of the L'vi'im, who were in charge of external affairs for the house of God;

Darby Translation
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, [who were] over the outward work of the house of God;

Easy-to-Read Version
Shabbethai and Jozabad (two of the leaders of the Levites in charge of the outside work of God's Temple),

George Lamsa Translation
And Zozabar was in charge of outside work of the house of the LORD.

Good News Translation
Shabbethai and Jozabad, prominent Levites in charge of the work outside the Temple.

Lexham English Bible
and Shabbethai and Jehozabad, leaders over the work of the Levites outside of the house of God;

Literal Translation
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the rulers of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward work of the house of God.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Sabthai and Iosabad of the chefe of the Leuites, in the outwarde busynes of ye house of God.

American Standard Version
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

Bible in Basic English
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Sabathai, and Iosabad of the chiefe of the Leuites, had the ouersight of the outwarde businesse of the house of God.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

King James Version (1611)
And Shabbethai, and Iozabad, of the chiefe of the Leuits, had the ouersight of the outward businesse of the house of God.

English Revised Version
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

Update Bible Version
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, [had] the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.

New King James Version
Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the house of God;

New Living Translation
Also Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the Temple of God.

New Life Bible
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites. They watched over the outside work of the house of God.

New Revised Standard
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the leaders of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, over the outside business of the house of God, of the chiefs of the Levites;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Sabathai and Jozabed, who were over all the outward business of the house of God, of the princes of the Levites,

Revised Standard Version
and Shab'bethai and Jo'zabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;

Young's Literal Translation
and Shabbethai, and Jozabad, [are] over the outward work of the house of God, of the heads of the Levites,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God;

Contextual Overview

¹ Forsothe the princis of the puple dwelliden in Jerusalem; the principal men dwelliden in the myddis of the puple with out lot; but the residue puple sente lot, for to take o part of ten, `whiche schulden dwelle in Jerusalem, in the hooli citee; the tenthe part of the puple is chosun for to dwelle in Jerusalem, for the citee was voide; forsothe the nyne partis dwelliden in citees. ² Forsothe the puple blesside alle men, that profriden hem silf bi fre wille to dwelle in Jerusalem. ³ And so these ben the princes of prouynce, that dwelliden in Jerusalem, and in the citees of Juda; sothely ech man dwellide in his possessioun, in her citees of Israel, prestis, dekenes, Nathynneis, and the sones of the seruauntis of Salomon. ⁴ And men of the sones of Juda, and of the sones of Beniamyn dwelliden in Jerusalem; of the sones of Juda, Athaie, the sone of Aziam, sone of Zacarie, sone of Amarie, sone of Saphie, sone of Malaleel; ⁵ of the sones of Phares, Amasie, the sone of Baruch, the sone of Colozay, the sone of Azie, the sone of Adaie, the sone of Jozarib, the sone of Zacarie, the sone of Salonytes; alle the sones of Phares, ⁶ that dwelliden in Jerusalem, weren foure hundrid eiyte and sixti, stronge men. ⁷ Sotheli these ben the sones of Beniamyn; Sellum, the sone of Mosollam, the sone of Joedi, the sone of Sadaie, the sone of Colaie, the sone of Masie, the sone of Ethel, the sone of Saie; ⁸ and aftir hym Gabai, Sellai, nynti and eiyte and twenti; ⁹ and Johel, the sone of Zechri, was the souereyn of hem, and Judas, the sone of Semyna, was the secounde man on the citee. ¹⁰ And of prestis; Idaie,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shabbethai: Nehemiah 8:7

had the oversight of: Heb. were over, 1 Chronicles 26:20

outward: Calmet supposes they provided the victuals for the priests, the victims for the sacrifices, the sacerdotal vestments, the sacred vessels, and other necessaries for the service of the temple. Acts 6:2, Acts 6:3

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 26:29 - the outward Ezra 10:15 - Shabbethai Ezra 10:23 - Jozabad Nehemiah 11:22 - were over

Cross-References

Genesis 10:21
Also of Sem weren borun the fadris of alle the sones of Heber, and Japhet was the more brother.

Genesis 10:25
And twei sones weren borun to Heber, the name to o sone was Faleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brothir was Jectan.

Numbers 24:24
Thei schulen come in grete schippis fro Ytalie, thei schulen ouercome Assiries, and thei schulen distrie Ebrews, and at the last also thei hem silf schulen perische.

1 Chronicles 1:19
Sotheli to Heber weren borun twei sones; name of oon was Phaleg, for the lond was departid in hise daies; and the name of his brother was Jectan.

Luke 3:35
that was of Seruth, that was of Ragau, that was of Faleth, that was of Heber,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites,.... Along with Shemaiah; these had

the oversight of the outward business of the house of God: who had the care of the repairs of the temple, and of getting in the wood for the altar, as Jarchi, and collecting the third part of the shekel, to purchase things with for the use of the temple.

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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 16. And Shabbethai — This verse, with verses Nehemiah 11:20, Nehemiah 11:21, Nehemiah 11:28, Nehemiah 11:29, Nehemiah 11:32, Nehemiah 11:33, Nehemiah 11:34, and Nehemiah 11:35, are all wanting in the Septuagint and the whole chapter is wanting in the Arabic, the translator not being concerned in Jewish genealogies.

The outward business — Calmet supposes that he provided the victuals for the priests, victims for the sacrifices, the sacerdotal vestments, the sacred vessels, and other necessaries for the service of the temple.