Nehemiah 12 · Verse 32

Nehemiah 12:32

And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
Nehemiah 12:32, King James Version

Nehemiah 12:32 in other translations

BSBHoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
WEBand after them went Hoshaiah, with half of the princes of Judah,
ASVand after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
YLTand after them goeth Hoshaiah, and half of the heads of Judah,
DARBYAnd after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
BBEAnd after them went Hoshaiah and half of the rulers of Judah,
WebsterAnd after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

What does Nehemiah 12:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 12:27-43

27-43. at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem--This ceremony of consecrating the wall and gates of the city was an act of piety on the part of Nehemiah, not merely to thank God in a general way for having been enabled to bring the building to a happy completion, but especially because that city was the place which He had chosen. It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 12:27-43

All our cities, all our houses, must have holiness to the Lord written upon them. The believer should undertake nothing which he does not dedicate to the Lord. We are concerned to cleanse our hands, and purify our hearts, when any work for God is to pass through them. Those that would be employed to sanctify others, must sanctify themselves, and set themselves apart for God. To those who are sanctified, all their…

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Nehemiah 12:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.Hembehind themH310
הוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.Sha'.YahHoshaiahH1955
וַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.Tziand [the] half ofH2677
שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Rei[the] leaders ofH8269
יְהוּדָֽה\׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Nehemiah 12:31

    Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

  • Nehemiah 12:32

    And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

  • Nehemiah 12:33

    And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

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Nehemiah 12:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E iba tras de ellos Osaías, y la mitad de los príncipes de Judá,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et après eux marchaient Hoshahia et la moitié des chefs de Juda,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und hinter ihnen her gingen Hoschaja und die Hälfte der Obersten von Juda,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ivit post eos Osaias, et media pars principum Juda,