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Nehemiah 12:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 12:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Nehemiah 12:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 12

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2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Miamin: Neh 12:17, Miniamin Maadiah: The variation between Moadiah, מועדיה \[Strong's H4153\], and Maadiah, מעדיה \[Strong's H4573\], merely arises from the elision of ו, wav; the LXX, however, in Neh 12:17, have Μααδαι. Neh 12:17, Moadiah Nehemiah 12:6”
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