Nehemiah 11:16
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
In other versions
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;
ASV
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;
BBE
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, [who were] over the outward work of the house of God;
DBY
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;
WEB
and Shabbethai, and Jozabad, `are' over the outward work of the house of God, of the heads of the Levites,
YLT
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
ENG
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
WBT
Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
BSB
In context
14And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
15Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
17And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Jozabad
- Shabbethai