God’s Word Translation
Nehemiah 11:36
36Some divisions of Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
Nehemiah 11:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
- New International Version (NIV)Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.
Context of Nehemiah 11:36
34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35Lod, Ono, and in the valley of the Craftsmen. Some divisions of Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
Read all of Nehemiah 11Nehemiah 11:36 word by word
וּמִן־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מַחְלְק֥וֹת יְהוּדָ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:36
- Joshua 21:1Then the leaders of the families of Levi came to the priest Eleazar, to Joshua (son of Nun), and to the leaders of the families of the other Israelite tribes
- 1 Chronicles 6:54These are the places where Levi’s descendants lived, the places where they settled in the territory chosen for them when lots were drawn: The ⌞first⌟ lot was drawn for the descendants of Aaron from the family descended from Kohath.
- Genesis 49:7May their anger be cursed because it’s so fierce. May their fury be cursed because it’s so cruel. I will divide them among ⌞the sons of⌟ Jacob and scatter them among ⌞the tribes of⌟ Israel.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36And of the Levites were divisions - The Levites had their dwellings in the divisions of Judah and Benjamin. This is probably the meaning: the Syriac says, They had the half of Judah and Benjamin; which is not likely. That the people whose hearts were now turned towards the Lord, would make the best provision for the support of God's work, and all those engaged in it, we may naturally suppose; but this could not be very great, as the complete service was…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Of the Levites were divisions - i. e., “the Levites were scattered among various towns both in Judah and Benjamin.”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. 3636. And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin--Rather, there were divisions for the Levites; that is, those who were not resident in Jerusalem were distributed in settlements throughout the provinces of Judah and Benjamin.Read the comment
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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
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