Nehemiah 11

1 And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, —and, the rest of the people, cast lots, to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in [other] cities.

And the chiefs of the people lived in Jerusalem: and the rest of the people cast lots, to bring one of [every] ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities.

2 And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

And the people blessed all the men that volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem.

3 Now, these, are the chiefs of the province, who dwelt in Jerusalem, but, in the cities of Judah, dwelt every man in his possession throughout their cities, Israel, the priests, and the Levites and the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon.

Now these [are] the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem, and in the cities of Juda; [every] man lived in his possession in their cities: Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nathinim, and the children of the servants of Solomon.

4 And, in Jerusalem, dwelt certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin, —Of the sons of Judah, Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

And there lived in Jerusalem [some] of the children of Juda, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Juda; Athaia son of Azia, the son of Zacharia, the son of Samaria, the son of Saphatia, the son of Maleleel, and [some] of the sons of Phares;

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

and Maasia son of Baruch, son of Chalaza, son of Ozia, son of Adaia, son of Joarib, son of Zacharias, son of Seloni.

6 All the sons of Perez who were dwelling in Jerusalem, four hundred and sixty-eight, men of ability.

All the sons of Phares who lived in Jerusalem [were] four hundred and sixty-eight men of might.

7 And, these, are the sons of Benjamin, —Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah;

And these [were] the children of Benjamin; Selo son of Mesulam, son of Joad, son of Phadaia, son of Coleia, son of Maasias, son of Ethiel, son of Jesia.

8 and, after him, Gabbai, Sallai, —nine hundred and twenty-eight.

And after him Gebe, Seli, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

9 And, Joel son of Zichri, was in charge over them, —and, Judah son of Hassenuah, was over the city, as second.

And Joel son of Zechri [was] overseer over them: and Juda son of Asana was second in the city.

10 Of the priests, Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin;

Of the priests: both Jadia son of Joarib, and Jachin.

11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief ruler of the house of God;

Saraia, son of Elchia, son of Mesulam, son of Sadduc, son of Marioth, son of Aetoth, was over the house of God.

12 and their brethren who were doing the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two, —and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah;

And their brethren doing the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two: and Adaia son of Jeroam, son of Phalalia, son of Amasi, son of Zacharia, son of Phassur, son of Melchia,

13 and his brethren, ancestral chiefs, two hundred and forty-two, —and Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer;

and his brethren, chiefs of families, two hundred and forty-two: and Amasia son of Esdriel, son of Mesarimith, son of Emmer,

14 and their brethren, strong men of ability, a hundred and twenty-eight, —and, he who was in charge of them, was Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim.

and his brethren, mighty men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight: and [their] overseer [was] Badiel son of [one of the] great men.

15 And, of the Levites, Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

And of the Levites; Samaia, son of Esricam,

16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, over the outside business of the house of God, of the chiefs of the Levites;

17 and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, leader of the praise who giveth thanks, in prayer, and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, —and Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

Matthanias son of Micha, and Jobeb son of Samui,

18 All the Levites in the holy city, were two hundred and eighty-four.

two hundred and eighty-four.

19 And, the door-keepers—Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who were keeping watch in the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

And the porters; Acub, Telamin, and their brethren, a hundred and seventy-two.

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

21 Howbeit, the Nethinim, were dwelling in Ophel, —and, Ziha and Gishpa, were over the Nethinim.

22 And, the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem, was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, —of the sons of Asaph the singers, to take lead in the business of the house of God.

And the overseer of the Levites [was] the son of Bani, son of Ozi, son of Asabia, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph the singers [some were] over the house of God,

23 For, the commandment of the king, was upon them, —as to a fixed provision for the singers, the need of a day upon its day.

For so was the king's commandment concerning them.

24 And, Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, was at the hand of the king, in every matter pertaining to the people.

And Phathaia son of Baseza was in attendance on the king in every matter for the people,

25 And, as for the villages in their fields, some of the sons of Judah, dwelt in Kiriath-arba, and the hamlets thereof, and in Dibon, and the hamlets thereof, and in Jekabzeel, and the villages thereof;

and with regard to villages in their country district: and [some] of the children of Juda lived in Cariatharboc,

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

and in Jesu,

27 and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba, and the hamlets thereof;

and in Bersabee:

28 and in Ziklag, and in Meconah, and in the hamlets thereof,

29 and in En-rimmmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth;

30 Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, Lachish, and the fields thereof, Azekah, and the hamlets thereof, —so they encamped from Beer-sheba, unto the valley of Hinnom.

And their villages [were] Lachis and her hands: and they pitched their tents in Bersabee.

31 And, the sons of Benjamin, [dwelt] from Geba, to Michmas and Aija, and Bethel, and the hamlets thereof:

And the children of Benjamin [lived] from Gabaa [to] Machmas.

32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;

33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim;

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat;

35 Lod and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

36 Howbeit, of the Levites, certain courses of Judah, pertained unto Benjamin.

And of the Levites there were divisions to Juda [and] to Benjamin.