Nehemiah 11:36

Translations

Modern

And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.

Traditional

And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.

Literal

And some from the Levites, divisions in Judah, were assigned to Benjamin.

Latin

Et de Levitis portiones Judæ et Benjamin.

Original

Hebrew

English

And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.

Notes

Nehemiah 11:1–36

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.

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Related verses

1 Chronicles 6:54–81
Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
Joshua 21:1–45
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

People

Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Elah Genealogy

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