Nehemiah 11:22

The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
overseer	וּפְקִ֤יד u.fe.Kid	H6496	a superintendent (civil · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Levites	הַלְוִיִּם֙ hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Jerusalem	בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם bi.Ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Uzzi	עֻזִּ֤י 'u.Zi	H5813	Uzzi · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Bani	בָּנִי֙ ba.Ni	H1137	Bani · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hashabiah	חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה cha.shav.Yah	H2811	Chashabjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Mattaniah	מַתַּנְיָ֖ה ma.tan.Yah	H4983	Mattanjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Micha	מִיכָ֑א mi.Kha'	H4316	Mica · proper noun, a man's name
sons	מִבְּנֵ֤י mi.be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Asaph	אָסָף֙ 'a.Saf	H623	Asaph · proper noun, a man's name
singers	הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים ham.Sho.re.Rim	H7891	to sing · definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
over	לְנֶ֖גֶד le.Ne.ged	H5048	a front · preposition + cardinal number, masculine singular construct
business	מְלֶ֥אכֶת me.Le.khet	H4399	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
house	בֵּית beit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִֽים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 12:42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahi…
1 Chronicles 9:15-32 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
1 Chronicles 25:1-6 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophes…
Ezra 8:19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
Nehemiah 3:17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
Nehemiah 8:7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites…
Nehemiah 9:4-5 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a l…
Nehemiah 10:11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:20–end

Having given an account of the principal persons that dwelt in Jerusalem (a larger account of whom he had before, Ch1 9:2, etc.), Nehemiah, in these verses, gives us some account of the other cities, in which dwelt the residue of Israel, Neh 11:20. It was requisite that Jerusalem should be replenished, yet not so as to drain the country. The king himself is served of the field, which will do little service if there be not hands to manage it. Let there therefore be no strife, no envy, no contempt, no ill will, between the inhabitants of the cities and those of the villages; both are needful, both useful, and neither can be spared. 1. The Nethinims, the posterity of the Gibeonites, dwelt in Op…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:22

the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God--They were selected to take charge of providing those things which were required for the interior of the temple and its service, while to others was committed the care of the "outward business of the house of God" (Neh 11:16). This duty was very properly assigned to the sons of Asaph; for, though they were Levites, they did not repair in rotation to Jerusalem, as the other ministers of religion. Being permanent residents, and employed in duties which were comparatively light and easy, they were very competent to undertake this charge.

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:22

The overseer also of the Levites - פקיד pekid, the visitant, the inspector; translated επισκοπος, bishop, both by the Septuagint and Vulgate.

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:22

The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani,.... He was the supervisor of them, that looked after them that they did their work in ministering to the priests, as they had occasion for them; this man's genealogy is further traced through Hashabiah and Mattaniah, to Micha the son of Asaph, Nehemiah 11:17, of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God; which, according to Jarchi, was to take care of the repairs of the temple and other things; but one would think rather that part of the service of the house which lay in singing the songs of it is respected.

Dictionary and topics

Bani — Built. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:46. (2.) One of David’s thirty-seven warriors, a Gadite (2 Sam. 23:36). (3.) Ezra 2:10; 10:29, 34, 38. (4.) A Levite who was prominent in the reforms on the return from Babylon…
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Hashabiah — Regarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chr. 6:45; 9:14). (2.) A son of Jeduthun (25:3, 19). (3.) Son of Kemuel (26:30). (4.) One of the chief Levites (2 Chr. 35:9). (5.) A Levite (Neh. 11:22).…
Micha — (1.) 2 Sam. 9:12 =MICAH (2). (2.) The son of Zabdi, a Levite of the family of Asaph (Neh. 11:17, 22).
Uzzi — The Lord is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4). (2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr.…
Asaph · 20:14;29:13; — 20:14;29:13;
Bani · 5. A Levite of the returned exiles — 5. A Levite of the returned exiles
Hashabiah · 6. — 6.
Micha · 2. A Levite — 2. A Levite
Uzzi · 5. An overseer of the Levites — 5. An overseer of the Levites

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 11:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:22

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:22

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:22

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 11:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:22

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:22

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:22

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 11:20-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 11:21

Rashi on Nehemiah 11:22