Nehemia 12:1-7

The Priests and the Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem

12:1 These are the priests and Levites who returned ¹  with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 12:3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 12:4 Iddo, Ginnethon, ²  Abijah, 12:5 Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah, 12:6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders ³  of the priests and their colleagues ⁴  in the days of Jeshua.

[12:1]  ¹ tn Heb “who went up.”

[12:4]  ² tc Most Hebrew MSS read “Ginnethoi”; the present translation follows a number of Hebrew MSS and the Vulgate (cf. Neh 12:16 and NIV, NCV, NLT).

[12:7]  ³ tn Heb “heads” (so also in v. 12).

[12:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “brothers” (also in vv. 8, 9, 24, 36).