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Nehemiah 10:8

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Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
Nehemiah 10:8 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
  • BSB Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
  • NKJV Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
  • NASB Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
  • NLT Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 5

  • Neh 12:18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
  • Neh 3:29After them, Zadok the son of Immer made repairs across from his own house. After him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate made repairs.
  • Neh 12:42and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
  • Neh 12:5–6Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
  • Ezra 10:21Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (5)
BILGAHBILGAIDECISIONMAAZIAHSHEMAIAH

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on NehemiahMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

The rebuilt walls and renewed covenant community foreshadow the greater builder who gathers and secures a people for God, the one who declares 'I will build my church.'

How Nehemiah 10:8 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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MaaziahמַעַזְיָהBilgaiבִּלְגַּיShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהthese were the priestsכֹּהֵן
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