New English Translation
Nehemiah 11:20
20And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.
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
18The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284. 19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172. And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property. 21The temple attendants were living on Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were over them. 22The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God.
Read all of Nehemiah 11Nehemiah 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
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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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