Nehemiah 12:22
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.Nehemiah 12:22 in the real world
In what words
- יַדּוּעַYaddûwaʻJaddua, the name of two Israelites
- יוֹיָדָעYôwyâdâʻJojada, the name of two Israelites
- דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁDârᵉyâvêshDarejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
- אֶלְיָשִׁיבʼElyâshîybEljashib, the name of six Israelites
- יוֹחָנָןYôwchânânJochanan, the name of nine Israelites
- מַלְכוּתmalkûwtha rule; concretely, a dominion
- כָּתַבkâthabto grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- לֵוִיִּיLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of Levi
+4 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The Elephantine papyri — Sanballat's sons, 407 BCNamed outside the BibleNehemiah's opponent Sanballat, governor of Samaria, and a high priest named Johanan both appear in Egyptian Jewish correspondence dated to 407 BC.