(NIV)
Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
(ESV)
Let
Pharaoh proceed to
appoint overseers over the
land and take
one-fifth of the produce of the
land of
Egypt during the
seven plentiful years.
(NIV)
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, ‘Who is Abimelek, and why should we Shechemites be subject to him? Isn’t he Jerub-Baal’s son, and isn’t Zebul his deputy? Serve the family of Hamor, Shechem’s father! Why should we serve Abimelek?
(ESV)
And
Gaal the
son of
Ebed said, “Who is
Abimelech, and who are we of
Shechem, that we should
serve him? Is he not the
son of
Jerubbaal, and is not
Zebul his
officer?
Serve the
men of
Hamor the
father of
Shechem; but why should we
serve him?
(NIV)
Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and five royal advisors. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of the conscripts who were found in the city.
(ESV)
and from the
city he
took an officer who had been in
command of the
men of
war, and
five men of the
king’s council who were
found in the
city; and the
secretary of the
commander of the
army, who
mustered the
people of the
land; and
sixty men of the
people of the
land, who were
found in the
city.
(NIV)
Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.
(ESV)
And
whenever the
chest was
brought to the
king’s officers by the Levites, when they
saw that there was
much money in it, the
king’s secretary and the
officer of the
chief priest would
come and
empty the
chest and
take it and
return it to its
place.
Thus they
did day after
day, and
collected money in
abundance.
(NIV)
Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah were assistants of Konaniah and Shimei his brother. All these served by appointment of King Hezekiah and Azariah the official in charge of the temple of God.
(ESV)
while
Jehiel,
Azaziah,
Nahath,
Asahel,
Jerimoth,
Jozabad,
Eliel,
Ismachiah Mahath, and
Benaiah were
overseers assisting Conaniah and
Shimei his
brother, by the
appointment of
Hezekiah the
king and
Azariah the
chief officer of the
house of
God.
(NIV)
Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.
(ESV)
Joel the
son of
Zichri was their
overseer; and
Judah the
son of
Hassenuah was
second over the
city.
(NIV)
and his associates, who were men of standing – 128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
(ESV)
and their
brothers,
mighty men of
valor,
128; their
overseer was
Zabdiel the
son of
Haggedolim.
(NIV)
The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house of God.
(ESV)
The
overseer of the
Levites in
Jerusalem was
Uzzi the
son of
Bani,
son of
Hashabiah,
son of
Mattaniah,
son of
Mica,
of the
sons of
Asaph, the
singers,
over the
work of the
house of
God.
(NIV)
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam and Ezer. The choirs sang under the direction of Jezrahiah.
(ESV)
and
Maaseiah,
Shemaiah,
Eleazar,
Uzzi,
Jehohanan,
Malchijah,
Elam, and
Ezer. And the
singers sang with
Jezrahiah as their
leader.
(NIV)
Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let beauty treatments be given to them.
(ESV)
And let the
king appoint officers in
all the
provinces of his
kingdom to
gather all the
beautiful young virgins to the
harem in
Susa the
citadel,
under custody of
Hegai, the
king’s eunuch, who is in
charge of the
women. Let their
cosmetics be
given them.
(NIV)
When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the official in charge of the temple of the
Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
(ESV)
Now
Pashhur the
priest, the
son of
Immer, who was
chief officer in the
house of the
Lord,
heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
(NIV)
“The
Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the
Lord; you should put any maniac who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck-irons.
(ESV)
‘The
Lord has
made you
priest instead of
Jehoiada the
priest, to have
charge in the
house of the
Lord over
every madman who
prophesies, to
put him in the
stocks and
neck irons.
(NIV)
Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city.
(ESV)
and
from the
city he
took an officer who had been in
command of the
men of
war, and
seven men of the
king’s council,
who were
found in the
city; and the
secretary of the
commander of the
army, who
mustered the
people of the
land; and
sixty men of the
people of the
land, who were
found in the
midst of the
city.
(NIV)
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
(ESV)
Pay careful
attention to
yourselves and to
all the
flock,
in which the
Holy Spirit has
made you overseers to
care for the
church of
God which he
obtained with his
own blood.
(NIV)
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons :
(ESV)
Paul and Timothy,
servants of
Christ Jesus,
To
all the
saints in Christ Jesus who
are at Philippi,
with the
overseers and deacons:
(NIV)
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
(ESV)
Therefore an
overseer must be above
reproach the
husband of
one wife sober-minded,
self-controlled,
respectable hospitable able to
teach,
(NIV)
Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless – not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
(ESV)
For an
overseer as God’s steward,
must be
above reproach. He must
not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a
drunkard or violent or greedy for
gain,
(NIV)
For ‘you were like sheep going astray,’ but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
(ESV)
For you
were straying
like sheep,
but have
now returned to the
Shepherd and Overseer of
your souls.
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