Nehemiah 11:31

Nehemiah 11:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth–el, and in their villages,
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages;

Context of Nehemiah 11:31

29Some people lived in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, 30Zanoah and Adullam and the villages near to those towns. Other people lived in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. The people were living everywhere from Beersheba to the Hinnom Valley. Some of Benjamin's descendants lived in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages. 32Some of them lived in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim.

Nehemiah 11:31 word by word

וּבְנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן מִגָּ֑בַע מִכְמָ֣שׂ וְעַיָּ֔ה וּבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• also of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• from Gebaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
• at Michmashמִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂmikmâs mikmâsh mikmash · MichmashH4363
• and Aijaעַי‛ay ‛ayâ' ‛ayâth · AiH5857
• and Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• their villagesבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:31

• Nehemiah 7:30Ramah and Geba: 621.
• Joshua 18:24Kephar, Ammoni, Ophni and Geba. There were 12 towns and their villages.
• Nehemiah 7:31Michmash: 122.
• 1 Samuel 13:11Samuel asked Saul, ‘What have you done?’ Saul replied, ‘The soldiers were starting to leave me. You had not arrived here at the time that you said you would come. I could see that the Philistine soldiers were preparing for battle at Michmash.
• Isaiah 10:28Assyria's army attacks Aiath! It marches through Migron. They store their things at Michmash.
• Nehemiah 7:32Bethel and Ai: 123.
• Genesis 12:8Then Abram left Shechem. He went to the hills that are on the east of Bethel. He put up his tent in that place. Bethel was towards the west, and Ai was towards the east. Abram also built an altar there to worship the Lord.
• Joshua 8:9Then Joshua sent the men away. They went and they hid on the west side of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. But Joshua stayed with his other soldiers that night.
• Genesis 28:19Jacob called that place Bethel. Before that, the name of the place had been Luz.
• Joshua 18:13Then their border continued to the south of Luz (that is Bethel) and went down to Ataroth Addar. That is on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Geba - Probably the same as Gibeah of Saul.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26-35Verses 26-35 Many of the places mentioned in these verses are mentioned in Joshua 15:27-39; Joshua 18:21-28.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 11:31

• Ai
• Geba
• Michmash
• Nob

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Ai
• Geba
• Aija
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Palestine

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