Nehemiah 12:23

The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles ¹  as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

The family heads among the descendants of Levi up to the time of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the book of the annals.

The sons of Levi, the heads of fathers’ households, were registered in the Book of the Chronicles up to the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

The heads of the Levite families were recorded in The Book of History down to the days of Johanan, the grandson of Eliashib.

The Levites who were heads of families were registered in the Book of the Chronicles until the time of Johanan son of Eliashib. These were:

The sons of Levi, heads of families, were recorded in the book of the histories, even till the days of Johanan, the son of Eliashib.

The Levites, heads of ancestral houses, were recorded in the Book of the Annals until the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers’ houses until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib, were written in the book of the chronicles.

The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles ¹  as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

¹ tn Or “the Book of the Annals” (so NRSV); NLT “The Book of History.”