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Nehemiah 11:19–21

19 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172. 20 And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, uevery one in his inheritance. 21 vBut the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

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Nehemiah 11:19–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 The gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.

21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.

20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 From the gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates, who guarded the gates.

20 The other priests, Levites, and the rest of the Israelites lived wherever their family inheritance was located in any of the towns of Judah. 21 The Temple servants, however, whose leaders were Ziha and Gishpa, all lived on the hill of Ophel.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.

20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance. 21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 The gatekeepers who moved into Jerusalem were Akkub, Talmon, and others with them. There was a total of 172 men who guarded the city gates.

20 The other Israelites, priests, and Levites lived on their own land in all the cities of Judah.

21 The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two. 20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 And the doorkeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

20 And the residue of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 And the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel; and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinim.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 These were the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives who guarded the gates totaled 172. 

20 The rest of the Israelites, priests, and Levites lived in all the cities of Judah. Everyone lived on his own inherited property. 21 But the temple servants lived on Mount Ophel with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them. 

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 The gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the gates: 172.

20 The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property. 21 The temple servants lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two. 20 And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, all of them in their inheritance. 21 But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, the keepers of the gates, one hundred and seventy-two. 20 And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, in all of the cities of Judah, each in his inheritance. 21 But the temple servants were living on the Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 Here are the leaders from among the men who guarded the gates.

There were Akkub, Talmon and those who helped them. They stood guard at the gates. The total number of men was 172.

20 The rest of the Israelites were in all of the towns of Judah. The priests and Levites were with them. All of them lived on their own family property.

21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

Nehemiah 11:19–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 Also the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brethren who kept watch at the gates, were 172.

20 The rest of Israel, of the priests and of the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own inheritance.

21 But the temple servants were living in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.


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