Nehemiah 11
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Nehemiah 11:3-22

31Now theseH428 are the headsH7218 of the provincesH4082 whoH834 livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389, but in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 2eachH376 livedH3427 on his own propertyH272 in their citiesH5892--the 3IsraelitesH3478, the priestsH3548, the LevitesH3881, the 45templeH5411 servantsH5411 and the 67descendantsH1121 of Solomon’sH8010 servantsH5650. 4SomeH4480 of the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 and someH4480 of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389. From the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063: AthaiahH6265 the sonH1121 of UzziahH5818, the sonH1121 of ZechariahH2148, the sonH1121 of AmariahH568, the sonH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, the sonH1121 of MahalalelH4111, of the sonsH1121 of PerezH6557; 5and MaaseiahH4641 the sonH1121 of BaruchH1263, the sonH1121 of Col-hozehH3626, the sonH1121 of HazaiahH2382, the sonH1121 of AdaiahH5718, the sonH1121 of JoiaribH3080, the sonH1121 of ZechariahH2148, the sonH1121 of the ShiloniteH7888. 6AllH3605 the sonsH1121 of PerezH6557 who livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389 were 468H702H3967H8346H8083 ableH2428 menH376.

7Now theseH428 are the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144: SalluH5543 the sonH1121 of MeshullamH4918, the sonH1121 of JoedH3133, the sonH1121 of PedaiahH6305, the sonH1121 of KolaiahH6964, the sonH1121 of MaaseiahH4641, the sonH1121 of IthielH384, the sonH1121 of JeshaiahH3470; 8and afterH310 him GabbaiH1373 and SallaiH5546, 928H8672H3967H6242H8083. 9JoelH3100 the sonH1121 of ZichriH2147 was their overseerH6496, and JudahH3063 the sonH1121 of HassenuahH5574 was secondH4932 8in commandH5921 of the cityH5892.

10From the priestsH3548: JedaiahH3048 the sonH1121 of JoiaribH3080, JachinH3199, 11SeraiahH8304 the sonH1121 of HilkiahH2518, the sonH1121 of MeshullamH4918, the sonH1121 of ZadokH6659, the sonH1121 of MeraiothH4812, the sonH1121 of AhitubH285, the leaderH5057 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, 12and their 9kinsmenH251 who performedH6213 the workH4399 of the 10templeH1004, 822H8083H3967H6242H8147; and AdaiahH5718 the sonH1121 of JerohamH3395, the sonH1121 of PelaliahH6421, the sonH1121 of AmziH557, the sonH1121 of ZechariahH2148, the sonH1121 of PashhurH6583, the sonH1121 of MalchijahH4441, 13and his kinsmenH251, headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households, 242H3967H705H8147; and AmashsaiH6023 the sonH1121 of AzarelH5832, the sonH1121 of AhzaiH273, the sonH1121 of MeshillemothH4919, the sonH1121 of ImmerH564, 14and their brothersH251, valiantH2428 warriorsH1368, 128H3967H6242H8083. And their overseerH6496 was ZabdielH2068, the sonH1121 of 11HaggedolimH1896.

15Now from the LevitesH3881: ShemaiahH8098 the sonH1121 of HasshubH2815, the sonH1121 of AzrikamH5840, the sonH1121 of HashabiahH2811, the sonH1121 of BunniH1138; 16and ShabbethaiH7678 and JozabadH3107, from the 12leadersH7218 of the LevitesH3881, who were 13in chargeH5921 of 14the outsideH2435 workH4399 of the houseH1004 of GodH430; 17and MattaniahH4983 the sonH1121 of MicaH4316, the sonH1121 of 15ZabdiH2067, the sonH1121 of AsaphH623, who was the 16leaderH7218 in beginningH8462 the thanksgivingH3034 at prayerH8605, and BakbukiahH1229, the secondH4932 amongH4480 his brethrenH251; and 17AbdaH5653 the sonH1121 of 18ShammuaH8051, the sonH1121 of GalalH1559, the sonH1121 of JeduthunH3038. 18AllH3605 the LevitesH3881 in 19the holyH6944 cityH5892 were 284H3967H8084H702.

19Also the gatekeepersH7778, AkkubH6126, TalmonH2929 and their brethrenH251 who keptH8104 watchH8104 at the gatesH8179, were 172H3967H7657H8147. 20The restH7605 of IsraelH3478, of the priestsH3548 and of the LevitesH3881, were in allH3605 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, eachH376 20on his own inheritanceH5159. 21But 21the templeH5411 servantsH5411 were livingH3427 in OphelH6077, and ZihaH6727 and GishpaH1658 were 22in chargeH5921 of the templeH5411 servantsH5411.

22Now 23the overseerH6496 of the LevitesH3881 in JerusalemH3389 was UzziH5813 the sonH1121 of BaniH1137, the sonH1121 of HashabiahH2811, the sonH1121 of MattaniahH4983, the sonH1121 of MicaH4316, from the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623, who were the singersH7891 for the 24serviceH4399 of the houseH1004 of GodH430.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 11:3 1 Chr 9:2-34 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 11:3 Neh 7:73; 11:20 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 11:3 Lit Israel ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 11:3 Heb Nethinim ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 11:3 Ezra 2:43 ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 11:3 Lit sons ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 11:3 Neh 7:57 ↩
  8. 8. Nehemiah 11:9 Lit over ↩
  9. 9. Nehemiah 11:12 Lit brothers, and so throughout the ch ↩
  10. 10. Nehemiah 11:12 Lit house ↩
  11. 11. Nehemiah 11:14 Or the great ones ↩
  12. 12. Nehemiah 11:16 Lit heads ↩
  13. 13. Nehemiah 11:16 Lit over ↩
  14. 14. Nehemiah 11:16 1 Chr 26:29 ↩
  15. 15. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:15, Zichri ↩
  16. 16. Nehemiah 11:17 Lit head ↩
  17. 17. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:16, Obadiah ↩
  18. 18. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:16, Shemaiah ↩
  19. 19. Nehemiah 11:18 Neh 11:1 ↩
  20. 20. Nehemiah 11:20 Neh 11:3 ↩
  21. 21. Nehemiah 11:21 Neh 3:26 ↩
  22. 22. Nehemiah 11:21 Lit over ↩
  23. 23. Nehemiah 11:22 Neh 11:9, 14 ↩
  24. 24. Nehemiah 11:22 Or work ↩

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