Nehemiah 11 CSB ISV Parallel

◄ Nehemiah 11 ►

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1Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.

1The leaders of the people who lived in Jerusalem, along with the rest of the people, decided to choose one out of ten of them by lot to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, leaving the other nine of them in their towns.

2The people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

2And the people blessed all of the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

3These are the heads of the province who stayed in Jerusalem (but in the villages of Judah each lived on his own property in their towns--the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants--

3These are the leaders of the provinces who lived in Jerusalem. Some lived in the towns of Judah—each on their property in their respective towns—that is, the Israelis, the priests, the descendants of Levi, the Temple Servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.

4while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem): Judah's descendants: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of Perez's descendants;

4Some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From Judah's Descendants: Uzziah's son Athaiah, who was the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel; From Perez's Descendants

5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of the Shilonite.

5Baruch's son Maaseiah, who was the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

6The total number of Perez's descendants, who settled in Jerusalem, was 468 capable men.

6All of the descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem numbered 468 men of valor.

7These were Benjamin's descendants: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,

7These Benjamin's Descendants: Meshullam's son Sallu, who was the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;

8and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928.

8and after him Gabbai and Sallai, numbering 928

9Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.

9Zichri's son Joel was their overseer, and Hassenuah's son Judah was in command of the second district of the city.

10The priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, and

10From the Priests: Joiarib's son Jedaiah, Jachin,

11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God's temple,

11Hilkiah's son Seraiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the administrator of the Temple of God.

12and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah

12Their associates who performed the work of the Temple numbered 822. Jeroham's son Adaiah, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

13and his relatives, the heads of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

13along with his associates, the leaders of the families, numbered 242, along with Amashsai, the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

14and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief.

14along with their relatives, 128 mighty, valiant men, and their overseer Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

15The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

15From the descendants of Levi: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,

16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the descendants of Levi who oversaw the exterior work of the Temple of God,

17Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the one who began the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his relatives; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

17and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led the thanksgiving prayer, and Bakbukiah, second among his relatives, and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18All the Levites in the holy city:284

18All of the descendants of Levi in the holy city numbered 284

19The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the city gates: 172.

19The Gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who kept watch at the gates, numbered 172

20The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.

20The rest of Israel—the priests and the descendants of Levi—lived in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property,

21The temple servants lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.

21but the Temple Servants lived on Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa oversaw the Temple Servants.

22The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God's house.

22The overseer of the descendants of Levi at Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Singers from the descendants of Asaph oversaw the work of the Temple of God.

23There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers' daily tasks.

23They were subject to the commands of the king, who provided for the singers daily.

24Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king's agent in every matter concerning the people.

24Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, represented the king in all matters concerning the people.

25As for the farming settlements with their fields: Some of Judah's descendants lived in Kiriath-arba and Dibon and their surrounding villages, and Jekabzeel and its settlements;

25Now concerning the villages and their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

26in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,

26in Jeshua, in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,

27Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba and its surrounding villages;

27in Hazar-shual, in Beer-sheba and its villages,

28in Ziklag and Meconah and its surrounding villages;

28in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,

29in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, and

29in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30Zanoah and Adullam with their settlements; in Lachish with its fields and Azekah and its surrounding villages. So they settled from Beer-sheba to Hinnom Valley.

30in Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. They encamped from Beer-sheba to the Hinnom Valley.

31Benjamin's descendants: from Geba, Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its surrounding villages,

31The descendants of Benjamin lived from Geba to Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,

32Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35Lod, and Ono, in Craftsmen's Valley.

35Lod, and Ono's Craftsmen Valley,

36Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

36with some Levitical divisions of Judah pertaining to Benjamin.

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