Nehemiah 11:8

Contemporary English Version

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928.

Hebrew Names Version
After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.

King James Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

English Standard Version
and his brothers, men of valor, 928.

New Century Version
Following him were Gabbai and Sallai, for a total of 928 men.

New English Translation
and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 in all.

Amplified Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.

New American Standard Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.

World English Bible
After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundreth and twentie and eight.

Legacy Standard Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.

Berean Standard Bible
and his followers Gabbai and Sallai-928 men.

Complete Jewish Bible
After him: Gabai, Salai; 928 in all.

Darby Translation
and after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight:

Easy-to-Read Version
and those who followed Jeshaiah were Gabbai and Sallai. All together there were 928 men.

George Lamsa Translation
And after him were nine hundred and twenty-eight others.

Good News Translation
Gabbai and Sallai, close relatives of Sallu. In all, 928 Benjaminites lived in Jerusalem.

Lexham English Bible
And following after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

Literal Translation
And after him were Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty eight.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after him Sabai, Sallai: nyne hundreth and eight and twentye.

American Standard Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

Bible in Basic English
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And after hym Gabai, Sellai, nine hundred and twentie and eyght.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

King James Version (1611)
And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundred twentie and eight.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And after him Gebe, Seli, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

English Revised Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and aftir hym Gabai, Sellai, nynti and eiyte and twenti;

Update Bible Version
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

Webster's Bible Translation
And after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

New King James Version
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

New Living Translation
After him were Gabbai and Sallai and a total of 928 relatives.

New Life Bible
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928 men.

New Revised Standard
And his brothers Gabbai, Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, after him, Gabbai, Sallai, - nine hundred and twenty-eight.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And after him Gebbai, Sellai, nine hundred twenty-eight.

Revised Standard Version
And after him Gabba'i, Salla'i, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

Young's Literal Translation
and after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.

Contextual Overview

¹ The nation's leaders and their families settled in Jerusalem. But there was room for only one out of every ten of the remaining families, and so they asked God to show them who would live there. ² Then everyone else asked God to bless those who were willing to live in Jerusalem. ³ Some of the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. But the leaders of the province lived in Jerusalem with their families. ⁴From the Judah tribe, two leaders settled in Jerusalem with their relatives. One of them was Athaiah son of Uzziah. His ancestors were Zechariah, Amariah, Shephatiah, Mahalalel, and Perez, the son of Judah. From the descendants of Perez, four hundred sixty-eight of the best men lived in Jerusalem. The other leader from Judah was Maaseiah the son of Baruch. His ancestors were Colhozeh, Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, Zechariah, and Shelah, the son of Judah. ⁷From the Benjamin tribe, three leaders settled in Jerusalem. The first was Sallu son of Meshullam, and the others were Gabbai and Sallai. Sallu's ancestors were Joed, Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel, and Jeshaiah. Altogether, there were nine hundred twenty-eight men of the Benjamin tribe living in Jerusalem. ⁹ Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command. ¹⁰ Four priests settled in Jerusalem. The first was Jedaiah; he was the son of Joiarib and the uncle of Jachin. ¹¹ The second priest to settle there was Seraiah son of Hilkiah. His ancestors were Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and Ahitub, who had been a high priest. ¹² Altogether, there were eight hundred twenty-two from his clan who served in the temple. The third priest to settle there was Adaiah son of Jeroham. His ancestors were Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur, and Malchijah. ¹³ Altogether, there were two hundred forty-two clan leaders among his relatives. The fourth priest to settle there was Amashsai son of Azarel. His ancestors were Ahzai, Meshillemoth, and Immer.

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Cross-References

Genesis 10:32
This completes the list of Noah's descendants. After the flood their descendants became nations and spread all over the world.

Genesis 49:7
Now I place a curse on you because of your fierce anger. Your descendants will be scattered among the tribes of Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:8
that God Most High gave land to every nation. He assigned a guardian angel to each of them,

Luke 1:51
The Lord has used his powerful arm to scatter those who are proud.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And after him,.... That is, Sallu: were Gabbai and Sallai; in all nine hundred and twenty eight; there were more of the tribe of Benjamin than of the tribe of Judah, they having perhaps a greater share in the city, or were better disposed to dwell in it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah caused to be made of his census. The census itself seems to have been confined to the dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles:

	1 Chron	Nehemiah
Tribes of Judah
Of Pharez		468
Of Zerah	690
Tribe of Benjamin	956	928
Tribe of Levi
Priests	1760	1192
Levites		284
Porters	212	172

According to Nehemiah’s numbers, supplemented from Chronicles, the entire adult male population of the city was 3,734, which would give a total population of 14,936. According to Chronicles, supplemented from Nehemiah, the adult males were 4,370, and consequently the entire population, would have been 17,480. As the Nethinims and the Israelites of Ephraim and Manasseh 1 Chronicles 9:3 are not included in either list, we may conclude that the actual number of the inhabitants, after the efforts recorded in Nehemiah 11:1-2, was not much short of 20,000.

Nehemiah 11:16

The outward business of the house of God - Such as the collection of the newly-imposed tax Nehemiah 10:32, the providing of the regular sacrifices, the renewal of vestments, and the like.

Nehemiah 11:17

The principal to begin the thanksgiving - i. e., “the precentor,” or “leader of the choir.”