Translations
Modern
The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
Traditional
And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
Literal
And the rest of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each man in his inheritance.
Latin
Et reliqui ex Israël sacerdotes et Levitæ in universis civitatibus Juda, unusquisque in possessione sua.
Original
Hebrew
English
The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
Notes
The 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.
Theme notes and profiles
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites
Glossary
Book of Nehemiah Elah Genealogy Jeshua (Place) Mattaniah Mica Micha Nethinim