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14 and his colleagues[a] who were exceptional men—128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

15 From the Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders[b] of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 11:14 tc The translation reads with the LXX וְאֶחָיו (veʾekhayv, “and his brothers”) rather than the MT reading וַאֲחֵיהֶם (vaʾakhehem, “and their brothers”).
  2. Nehemiah 11:16 tn Heb “who were of the heads.”