Nehemiah 12:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The sonsבְּנֵ֤י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Levi,לֵוִי֙
(le·vi)
3878: a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from himof uncertain derivation
the headsרָאשֵׁ֣י
(ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of fathers'הָֽאָבֹ֔ות
(ha·'a·vo·vt,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
[households], were registeredכְּתוּבִ֕ים
(ke·tu·vim)
3789: to writea prim. root
in the Bookסֵ֖פֶר
(se·fer)
5612: a missive, document, writing, bookprobably of foreign origin
of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
up to the daysיְמֵ֖י
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of Johanan 
 
3076: "the LORD has been gracious," the name of a number of Isr., a lso a son of Tobiahfrom Yhvh and chanan
the sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Eliashib.אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃
(el·ya·shiv.)
475: "God restores," the name of several Isr.from el and shub


















KJV Lexicon
The sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Levi
Leviy  (lay-vee')
attached; Levi, a son of Jacob -- Levi.
the chief
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
were written
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
in the book
cepher  (say'-fer)
writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
of the chronicles
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
even until the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Johanan
Yowchanan  (yo-khaw-nawn')
Jochanan, the name of nine Israelites -- Johanan.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Eliashib
'Elyashiyb  (el-yaw-sheeb')
God will restore; Eljashib, the name of six Israelites -- Eliashib.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Levi, the heads of fathers' households, were registered in the Book of the Chronicles up to the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

King James Bible
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Levi's descendants, the leaders of families, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Records during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

International Standard Version
The leaders of the ancestors of Levi were written in the Book of Annals until the time of Eliashib's son Johanan.

NET Bible
The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[The names of] the family heads of the Levites were recorded in the Book of Chronicles until the time of Johanan, grandson of Eliashib.

King James 2000 Bible
The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers' houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
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