Nehemiah 8:7
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Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Hanan, Phalaia, the Levites, made silence among the people to hear the law: and the people stood in their place.

Jeshua

Nehemiah 3:19 And next to him Aser the son of Josue, lord of Maspha, built another measure, over against the going up of the strong corner.

Nehemiah 9:4 And there stood up upon the step of the Levites, Josue, and Bani, and Cedmihel, Sabania, Bonni, Sarebias, Bani, and Chanani: and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

Nehemiah 10:9 And the Levites, Josue the son of Azanias, Bennui of the sons of Henadad, Cedmihel,

Nehemiah 12:24 Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order.

Bani

Nehemiah 3:17 After him built the Levites, Rehum the son of Benni. After him built Hasebias, lord of half the street of Ceila in his own street.

Nehemiah 9:4 And there stood up upon the step of the Levites, Josue, and Bani, and Cedmihel, Sabania, Bonni, Sarebias, Bani, and Chanani: and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

Nehemiah 10:13 Odaia, Bani, Baninu.

Sherebiah

Nehemiah 9:4 And there stood up upon the step of the Levites, Josue, and Bani, and Cedmihel, Sabania, Bonni, Sarebias, Bani, and Chanani: and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

Nehemiah 10:12 Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,

Nehemiah 12:24 Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order.

Ezra 8:18 And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a most learned man of the sons of Moholi the son of Levi the son of Israel, and Sarabias and his sons, and his brethren eighteen,

Akkub

Nehemiah 11:16,19 And Sabathai and Jozabed, who were over all the outward business of the house of God, of the princes of the Levites, . . .

Nehemiah 12:25 Mathania, and Becbecia, Obedia, and Mosollam, Telmon, Accub, were keepers of the gates and of the entrances before the gates.

Hodijah

Nehemiah 10:10,18 And their brethren, Sebenia, Oduia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan, . . .

Maaseiah

Nehemiah 8:4 And Esdras the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made to speak upon, and there stood by him Mathathias, and Semeia, and Ania, and Uria, and Helcia, and Maasia, on his right hand: and on the left, Phadaia, Misael, and Melchia, and Hasum, and Hasbadana, Zacharia and Mosollam.

Nehemiah 3:23 After him built Benjamin and Hasub, over against their own house: and after him built Azarias the son of Maasias the son of Ananias over against his house.

Nehemiah 12:41,42 And Maasia, and Semeia, and Eleazar, and Azzi, and Johanan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sung loud, and Jezraia was their overseer: . . .

Ezra 10:22 And of the sons of Pheshur, Elioenai, Maasia, Ismael, Nathanael, Jozabed, and Elasa.

Kelita

Nehemiah 10:10 And their brethren, Sebenia, Oduia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,

Ezra 10:23 And of the sons of the Levites, Jozabed, and Semei, and Celaia, the same is Calita, Phataia, Juda, and Eliezer.

Azariah

Nehemiah 3:23 After him built Benjamin and Hasub, over against their own house: and after him built Azarias the son of Maasias the son of Ananias over against his house.

Nehemiah 10:2 Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias,

Nehemiah 12:33 And Azarias, Esdras, and Mosollam, Judas, and Benjamin, and Semeia, and Jeremias.

Jozabad

Ezra 10:22,23 And of the sons of Pheshur, Elioenai, Maasia, Ismael, Nathanael, Jozabed, and Elasa. . . .

Hanan

Nehemiah 10:10 And their brethren, Sebenia, Oduia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,

Pelaiah

Nehemiah 10:10 And their brethren, Sebenia, Oduia, Celita, Phalaia, Hanan,

caused

Leviticus 10:11 And may teach the children of Israel all my ordinances which the Lord hath spoken to them by the hand of Moses.

Deuteronomy 33:10 Thy judgments, O Jacob, and thy law, O Israel: they shall put incense in thy wrath and holocaust upon thy altar.

2 Chronicles 17:7-9 And in the third year of his reign, he sent of his princes Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Micheas, to teach in the cites of Juda: . . .

2 Chronicles 30:22 And Ezechias spoke to the heart of all the Levites, that had good understanding concerning the Lord: and they ate during the seven days of the solemnity, immolating victims of peace offerings, and praising the Lord the God of their fathers.

Malachi 2:7 For the lips of the priests shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the angel of the Lord of hosts.

Context
Ezra Reads the Law
6And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground. 7Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Hanan, Phalaia, the Levites, made silence among the people to hear the law: and the people stood in their place.8And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.…
Cross References
2 Chronicles 35:3
And he spoke to the Levites, by whose instruction all Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: Put the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built: for you shall carry it no more: but minister now to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.

Nehemiah 8:6
And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:8
And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.

Nehemiah 8:12
So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them.

Nehemiah 9:4
And there stood up upon the step of the Levites, Josue, and Bani, and Cedmihel, Sabania, Bonni, Sarebias, Bani, and Chanani: and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

Malachi 2:7
For the lips of the priests shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the angel of the Lord of hosts.

Lexicon
The Levites—
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

Jeshua,
וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַ (wə·yê·šū·a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3442: Jeshua

Bani,
וּבָנִ֡י (ū·ḇā·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1137: Bani -- the name of several Israelites

Sherebiah,
וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה ׀ (wə·šê·rê·ḇə·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8274: Sherebiah -- 'Yah has sent burning heat', an Israelite name

Jamin,
יָמִ֡ין (yā·mîn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3226: Jamin -- three Israelites

Akkub,
עַקּ֡וּב (‘aq·qūḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6126: Akkub -- the name of several Israelites

Shabbethai,
שַׁבְּתַ֣י ׀ (šab·bə·ṯay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7678: Shabbethai -- a Levite

Hodiah,
הֽוֹדִיָּ֡ה (hō·w·ḏî·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1941: Hodiah -- 'my splendor is Yah', the name of several Israelites

Maaseiah,
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה (ma·‘ă·śê·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4641: Maaseiah -- 'work of Yah', the name of a number of Israelites

Kelita,
קְלִיטָ֣א (qə·lî·ṭā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7042: Kelita -- a Levite

Azariah,
עֲזַרְיָה֩ (‘ă·zar·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5838: Azariah -- 'Yah has helped', the name of a number of Israelites

Jozabad,
יוֹזָבָ֨ד (yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3107: Jozabad

Hanan,
חָנָ֤ן (ḥā·nān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2605: Hanan -- 'gracious', the name of several Israelites

and Pelaiah—
פְּלָאיָה֙ (pə·lā·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6411: Pelaiah -- a man of Judah

explained
מְבִינִ֥ים (mə·ḇî·nîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 995: To separate mentally, understand

the law
לַתּוֹרָ֑ה (lat·tō·w·rāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8451: Direction, instruction, law

to the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

as they stood in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their places.
עָמְדָֽם׃ (‘ā·mə·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations


Additional Translations
The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—explained the law to the people as they stood in their places.Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people'stood in their place.

And Jesus and Banaias and Sarabias instructed the people in the law, and the people stood in their place.

And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people [stood] in their place.

Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.

And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving the people understanding in the law, and the people, are on their station,
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