Nehemiah 11:20

Nehemiah 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
• New International Version (NIV)The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

Context of Nehemiah 11:20

18284 Levites lived in the holy city, Jerusalem. 19The temple guards were: Akkub, Talmon and their relatives. There were 172 guards who watched the gates. The other Israelite people, priests and Levites lived in the other towns of Judah. They lived in the homes that belonged to their families. 21The temple servants lived on Ophel Hill. Ziha and Gishpa had authority over them. 22Uzzi was the leader of the Levites in Jerusalem. He was the son of Bani and grandson of Hashabiah. His other ancestors were Mattaniah and Mica. Uzzi was one of Asaph's descendants. Asaph's family were the singers who had authority for the music in the temple.

Nehemiah 11:20 word by word

וּשְׁאָ֨ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּכָל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the residueשְׁאָרshe'âr · remnantH7605
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• in all the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• in his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The returned community, though consisting mainly of members of the two tribes, represented the entire people of Israel. The ground, however, which they occupied, was not the whole land, but that which had constituted the kingdom of Judah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The story goes back to the topic of bringing people back to live in the safe city of Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 7:1–5). The list of names is similar to the one in 1 Chronicles 9:2–17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-364. at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah--The discrepancy that is apparent between this [Ne 11:4-36] and the list formerly given in 1Ch 9:1-9, arose not only from the Jewish and Oriental practice of changing or modifying the names of persons from a change of circumstances, but from the alterations that must have been produced in the course of time. The catalogue in Chronicles contains those who came with the first detachment of returned…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:20

• Priest

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• Israel
• Judah
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Ziha

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings