The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:23 Explained

Nehemiah 12:23

KJV: 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.

YLT: Sons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the book of the Chronicles even till the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;

Darby: The children of Levi, the chief fathers, were recorded in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

ASV: The sons of Levi, heads of fathers houses , were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Nehemiah 12:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 12

1  The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel
10  The succession of high priests
22  Certain chief Levites
27  The solemnity of the dedication of the walls
44  The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 12:23 mean?

The sons of Levi the heads of the fathers' [houses] [were] written in the book of the chronicles the days and until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib
בְּנֵ֤י לֵוִי֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָב֔וֹת כְּתוּבִ֕ים עַל־ סֵ֖פֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֑ים וְעַד־ יְמֵ֖י יֽוֹחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב

בְּנֵ֤י  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
לֵוִי֙  of  Levi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי 
Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites.
רָאשֵׁ֣י  the  heads 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָֽאָב֔וֹת  of  the  fathers'  [houses] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
כְּתוּבִ֕ים  [were]  written 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
סֵ֖פֶר  the  book 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סֵפֶר 
Sense: book.
דִּבְרֵ֣י  of  the  chronicles 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַיָּמִ֑ים  the  days 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וְעַד־  and  until 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
יְמֵ֖י  the  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
יֽוֹחָנָ֥ן  of  Johanan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוחָנָן  
Sense: a priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim who returned with Zerubbabel.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב  of  Eliashib 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְיָשִׁיב  
Sense: a priest in David’s reign.

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