Nehemiah 13:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now priorוְלִפְנֵ֣י
(ve·lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
to this,מִזֶּ֔ה
(miz·zeh,)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙
(el·ya·shiv)
475: "God restores," the name of several Isr.from el and shub
the priest,הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
(hak·ko·hen,)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
who was appointedנָת֖וּן
(na·tun)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
over the chambersבְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת
(be·lish·kat)
3957: room, chamber, hall, cellof uncertain derivation
of the houseבֵּית־
(beit-)
1004: a housea prim. root
of our God,אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
(e·lo·hei·nu;)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
being relatedקָרֹ֖וב
(ka·ro·vv)
7138: nearfrom qarab
to Tobiah,לְטֹובִיָּֽה׃
(le·to·v·vi·yah.)
2900: "Yah is my good," three Isr., also an Ammonitefrom tob and Yah


















KJV Lexicon
And before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
this Eliashib
'Elyashiyb  (el-yaw-sheeb')
God will restore; Eljashib, the name of six Israelites -- Eliashib.
the priest
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
having the oversight
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
of the chamber
lishkah  (lish-kaw')
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging) -- chamber, parlour.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of our God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
was allied
qarowb  (kaw-robe')
near (in place, kindred or time)
unto Tobiah
Towbiyah  (to-bee-yaw')
goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan -- Tobiah, Tobijah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being related to Tobiah,

King James Bible
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God. He was a relative of Tobiah

International Standard Version
Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, who supervised the store rooms of the Temple of our God and who was related to Tobiah,

NET Bible
But prior to this time, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been appointed over the storerooms of the temple of our God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even before this, the priest Eliashib, who was related to Tobiah and had been put in charge of the storerooms of our God's temple,

King James 2000 Bible
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
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