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Nehemiah 11:36
36Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were sent to live with the tribe of 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 the Valley of Craftsmen. Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were sent to live with the tribe of 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 tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath.
- Genesis 49:7A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; I will disperse them throughout 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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