Nehemiah 11

1 and to dwell ruler [the] people in/on/with Jerusalem and remnant [the] people to fall: allot allotted to/for to come (in): bring one from [the] ten to/for to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem city [the] holiness and nine [the] hand: times in/on/with city

Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.

2 and to bless [the] people to/for all [the] human [the] be willing to/for to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem

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

3 and these head: leader [the] province which to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem and in/on/with city Judah to dwell man: anyone in/on/with possession his in/on/with city their Israel [the] priest and [the] Levi and [the] temple servant and son: descendant/people servant/slave Solomon

These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—

4 and in/on/with Jerusalem to dwell from son: descendant/people Judah and from son: descendant/people Benjamin from son: descendant/people Judah Athaiah son: child Uzziah son: child Zechariah son: child Amariah son: child Shephatiah son: child Mahalalel from son: descendant/people Perez

while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

5 and Maaseiah son: child Baruch son: child Col-hozeh Col-hozeh son: child Hazaiah son: child Adaiah son: child Joiarib son: child Zechariah son: child [the] Shilonite

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

6 all son: descendant/people Perez [the] to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem four hundred sixty and eight human strength

The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.

7 and these son: descendant/people Benjamin Sallu son: child Meshullam son: child Joed son: child Pedaiah son: child Kolaiah son: child Maaseiah son: child Ithiel son: child Jeshaiah

From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;

8 and after him `men` `valor` nine hundred twenty and eight

and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

9 and Joel son: child Zichri overseer upon them and Judah son: child [the] Hassenuah upon [the] city second

Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.

10 from [the] priest Jedaiah son: child Joiarib Jachin

From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

11 Seraiah son: child Hilkiah son: child Meshullam son: child Zadok son: child Meraioth son: child Ahitub leader house: temple [the] God

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

12 and brother: male-relative their to make: do [the] work to/for house: temple eight hundred twenty and two and Adaiah son: child Jeroham son: child Pelaliah son: child Amzi son: child Zechariah son: child Pashhur son: child Malchijah

and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

13 and brother: male-relative his head: leader to/for father hundred forty and two and Amashsai son: child Azarel son: child Ahzai son: child Meshillemoth son: child Immer

and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;

14 and brother: male-relative their mighty man strength hundred twenty and eight and overseer upon them Zabdiel son: child (Haggedolim *L(F)*)

and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

15 and from [the] Levi Shemaiah son: child Hasshub son: child Azrikam son: child Hashabiah son: child Bunni

From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad upon [the] work [the] outer to/for house: temple [the] God from head: leader [the] Levi

Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

17 and Mattaniah son: child Mica son: child Zabdi son: child Asaph head: leader [the] beginning to give thanks to/for prayer and Bakbukiah second from brother: male-relative his and Abda son: child Shammua son: child Galal son: child (Jeduthun *Q(K)*)

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

18 all [the] Levi in/on/with city [the] holiness hundred eighty and four

The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

19 and [the] gatekeeper Akkub Talmon and brother: male-relative their [the] to keep: guard in/on/with gate hundred seventy and two

And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

20 and remnant Israel [the] priest [the] Levi in/on/with all city Judah man: anyone in/on/with inheritance his

The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.

21 and [the] temple servant to dwell in/on/with Ophel and Ziha and Gishpa upon [the] temple servant

The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.

22 and overseer [the] Levi in/on/with Jerusalem Uzzi son: child Bani son: child Hashabiah son: child Mattaniah son: child Mica from son: descendant/people Asaph [the] to sing to/for before work house: temple [the] God

Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

23 for commandment [the] king upon them and sure upon [the] to sing word: portion day in/on/with day: daily his

For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

24 and Pethahiah son: child Meshezabel from son: descendant/people Zerah son: child Judah to/for hand: to [the] king to/for all word: thing to/for people

Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.

25 and to(wards) [the] village in/on/with land: country their from son: descendant/people Judah to dwell in/on/with Kiriath-arba [the] Kiriath-arba and daughter: village her and in/on/with Dibon and daughter: village her and in/on/with Jekabzeel and village her

As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;

26 and in/on/with Jeshua and in/on/with Moladah and in/on/with Beth-pelet Beth-pelet

in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

27 and in/on/with Hazar-shual Hazar-shual and in/on/with Beersheba Beersheba and daughter: village her

in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;

28 and in/on/with Ziklag and in/on/with Meconah and in/on/with daughter: village her

in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;

29 and in/on/with En-rimmon En-rimmon and in/on/with Zorah and in/on/with Jarmuth

in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

30 Zanoah Adullam and village their Lachish and land: country her Azekah and daughter: village her and to camp from Beersheba Beersheba till Valley (Topheth of) Hinnom

Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.

31 and son: descendant/people Benjamin from Geba Michmash and Ai and Bethel Bethel and daughter: village her

The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;

32 Anathoth Nob Ananiah

in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hazor Ramah Gittaim

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid Zeboim Neballat

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod and Ono valley [the] artificer

Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.

36 and from [the] Levi division Judah to/for Benjamin

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