Nehemiah 12
- 1Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- 2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
- 3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
- 4Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
- 5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
- 6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
- 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
- 8Also the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
- 9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, were over against them in the watches.
- 10And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim also was the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
- 11And Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
- 12And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah, of Jeremiah, Hananiah.
- 13Of Ezra, Meshullam, of Amariah, Jehohanan.
- 14Of Melicu, Jonathan, of Shebaniah, Joseph.
- 15Of Harim, Adna, of Meraioth, Helkai.
- 16Of Iddo, Zechariah, of Ginnethon, Meshullam.
- 17Of Abijah, Zichri, of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
- 18Of Bilgah, Shammua, of Shemaiah, Jehonathan.
- 19And of Joiarib, Mattenai, of Jedaiah, Uzzi.
- 20Of Sallai, Kallai, of Amok, Eber.
- 21Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah, of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
- 22The 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.
- 23The 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.
- 24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
- 25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
- 26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
- 27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with happiness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, lyres, and with harps.
- 28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi.
- 29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth. For the singers had built them villages round about Jerusalem.
- 30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
- 31Then I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two great companies of those who gave thanks, of which one went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate:
- 32And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
- 33And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
- 34Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
- 35And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets, namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
- 36And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
- 37And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.
- 38And the other company of those who gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people on the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall.
- 39And 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 to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
- 40So the two companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
- 41And the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets.
- 42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
- 43Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced. For God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.
- 44And at that time were some appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites. For Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who waited.
- 45And both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
- 46For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
- 47And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things to the Levites, and the Levites sanctified them to the children of Aaron.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Nehemiah 12 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVNow these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
GIGAKJVNow these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
KJVSallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
GIGAKJVSallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
KJVMoreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
GIGAKJVAlso the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
KJVAlso Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
GIGAKJVAlso Bakbukiah and Unni, their brothers, were over against them in the watches.
KJVAnd Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
GIGAKJVAnd Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim also was the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
KJVAnd Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
GIGAKJVAnd Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
KJVAnd in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
GIGAKJVAnd in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah, of Jeremiah, Hananiah.
KJVOf Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
GIGAKJVOf Ezra, Meshullam, of Amariah, Jehohanan.
KJVOf Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
GIGAKJVOf Melicu, Jonathan, of Shebaniah, Joseph.
KJVOf Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
GIGAKJVOf Harim, Adna, of Meraioth, Helkai.
KJVOf Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
GIGAKJVOf Iddo, Zechariah, of Ginnethon, Meshullam.
KJVOf Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
GIGAKJVOf Abijah, Zichri, of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
KJVOf Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
GIGAKJVOf Bilgah, Shammua, of Shemaiah, Jehonathan.
KJVAnd of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
GIGAKJVAnd of Joiarib, Mattenai, of Jedaiah, Uzzi.
KJVOf Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
GIGAKJVOf Sallai, Kallai, of Amok, Eber.
KJVOf Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
GIGAKJVOf Hilkiah, Hashabiah, of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
KJVAnd the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
GIGAKJVAnd the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
KJVMattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
GIGAKJVMattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
KJVAnd at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
GIGAKJVAnd at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with happiness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, lyres, and with harps.
KJVAnd the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi.
KJVAlso from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVAlso from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth. For the singers had built them villages round about Jerusalem.
KJVThen I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
GIGAKJVThen I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two great companies of those who gave thanks, of which one went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate:
KJVAnd certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
GIGAKJVAnd certain of the priests' sons with trumpets, namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
KJVAnd his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
GIGAKJVAnd his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
KJVAnd at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
GIGAKJVAnd at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.
KJVAnd 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;
GIGAKJVAnd the other company of those who gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people on the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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 to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
KJVSo stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
GIGAKJVSo the two companies of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
KJVAnd the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
GIGAKJVAnd the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets.
KJVAlso that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
GIGAKJVAlso that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced. For God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.
KJVAnd at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
GIGAKJVAnd at that time were some appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites. For Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who waited.
KJVAnd both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
GIGAKJVAnd both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
KJVFor in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
GIGAKJVFor in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
KJVAnd all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
GIGAKJVAnd all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things to the Levites, and the Levites sanctified them to the children of Aaron.
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