Nehemiah 11:25

Nehemiah 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath–arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
• New International Version (NIV)As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages;

Context of Nehemiah 11:25

23For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, as every day required. 24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people. And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in its villages, and at Dibon, and in its villages, and at Jekabzeel, and in its villages, 26And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet, 27And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in its villages,

Nehemiah 11:25 word by word

וְאֶל־הַחֲצֵרִ֖ים בִּשְׂדֹתָ֑ם מִבְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה יָֽשְׁב֞וּ בְּקִרְיַ֤ת הָֽאַרְבַּע֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבְדִיבֹן֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖ל וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691
• fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• Kirjatharbaקִרְיַת אַרְבַּעqiryath 'arba‛ qiryath hâ'arba‛ · Kiriath-arbaH7153
• Dibonדִּיבֹןdîybôn dîybôn · DibonH1769
• villagesבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
• Jekabzeelיְקַבְצְאֵלyeqabtse'êl · JekabzeelH3343

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:25

• Joshua 14:15And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
• Joshua 15:22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
• Joshua 15:21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Kirjath-arba - i. e., Hebron. In the absence of the Hebrews during the captivity, the place had recovered its old name Joshua 15:13.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. 2525. some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba--The whole region in which the villages here mentioned were situated had been completely devastated by the Chaldean invasion; and, therefore, it must be assumed, that these villages had been rebuilt before "the children dwelt in them."Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:25

• Dibon
• Hebron
• Jekabzeel

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Kirjath-Arba
• Dibon
• Kabzeel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Hebron (1)
• Jekabzel
• Names, Proper

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