Nehemiah 11:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּשְׁאָ֨ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּכָל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And šə'ār yiśrā'ēl hakkōhănîm halwiyyîm in bəḵāl-'ārê yəhûdāh 'îš in bənaḥălātô

Grammar Details

*šə'ār*: masculine singular construct - 'rest of'
*yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'
*hakkōhănîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the priests'
*halwiyyîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the Levites'
*bəḵāl*: preposition + masculine singular construct - 'in all of'
*'ārê*: construct state, masculine plural - 'cities of'
*yəhûdāh*: proper noun - 'Judah'
*'îš*: masculine singular noun - 'man/each'
*bənaḥălātô*: preposition + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'in his inheritance'

Word Meanings

*šə'ār*: remainder/rest of
*bənaḥălātô*: in his inheritance/in his property/in his possession

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Referenced Verses

Neh 11:3 : 3 Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ezra 2:70
82%
70So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Neh 11:1-3
3 verses
82%
1And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities.
2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
3Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.
1 Chr 9:2-3
2 verses
77%
2Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
3And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
2 Chr 11:13-14
2 verses
76%
13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto Jehovah;
2 Chr 31:19
76%
19Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, that were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men that were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites.
Neh 7:73
74%
73So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
Neh 11:21
74%
21But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
Neh 11:36
73%
36And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah [were joined] to Benjamin.
Josh 21:19-20
2 verses
72%
19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Neh 13:30
72%
30Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;
Neh 12:47
71%
47And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart [that which was] for the Levites; and the Levites set apart [that which was] for the sons of Aaron.
Neh 13:10
71%
10And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
Neh 10:28
71%
28And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one that had knowledge, and understanding;
Ezek 48:19
71%
19And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.
Deut 18:1-2
2 verses
70%
1The priests the Levites, [even] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance.
2And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
Neh 11:18-19
2 verses
70%
18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
19Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.
Ezek 48:11
70%
11[It shall be] for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
Josh 21:3-4
2 verses
70%
3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.
4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
2 Chr 31:15
70%
15And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Josh 21:42
69%
42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.
Neh 12:44
69%
44And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
1 Kgs 9:20
69%
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Josh 21:9
69%
9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:
Ezra 10:23
69%
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Zech 12:14
69%
14all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.
Josh 21:26
69%
26All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.
Ezra 8:20
69%
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1 Chr 6:64-65
2 verses
69%
64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.
65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
2 Chr 30:25
69%
25And all the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
Jer 31:24
68%
24And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
Neh 12:22
68%
22As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
Josh 14:4
68%
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2 Chr 17:19
68%
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Num 35:8
68%
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Ezek 45:5
68%
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1 Chr 26:12
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68%
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