Nehemiah 13:4
What does Nehemiah 13:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 13:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, <FI>is<Fi> a relation of Tobiah,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And over this thing was Eliasib the priest, who was set over the treasury of the house of our God, and was near akin to Tobias.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of ourGod, a kinsman of Tobijah,
Context
v.3And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
v.4This passage
v.5had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave-offerings for the priests.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 6:17
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
- Nehemiah 12:10
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
- Nehemiah 13:28
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
- Nehemiah 2:10
And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
- Nehemiah 12:44
And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
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