Nehemiah 12:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:”
Nehemiah 12:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 12:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 12:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So the two companies of those who gave thanks in God’s house stood, and I and the half of the rulers with me;”
Nehemiah 12:40 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 12:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me; ”
Nehemiah 12:40 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 12:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the two thanksgiving companies stand in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me,”
Nehemiah 12:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 12:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And both choirs stood in the house ofGod, and I, and the half of the rulers with me; ”
Nehemiah 12:40 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 12:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So stood the two companies (of them that gaue thankes) in the house of God, and I and the halfe of the rulers with me.”
Nehemiah 12:40 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 12:40 in Context — Nehemiah 12
38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
What Does Nehemiah 12:40 Mean?
Nehemiah 12:40 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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