Nehemiah 11 · Verse 36

Nehemiah 11:36

And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
Nehemiah 11:36, King James Version

Nehemiah 11:36 in other translations

BSBAnd some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
WEBOf the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.
ASVAnd of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
YLTAnd of the Levites, the courses of Judah are for Benjamin.
DARBYAnd of the Levites there were divisions of Judah dwelling in Benjamin.
BBEAnd of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
WebsterAnd of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.

What does Nehemiah 11:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
36. And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin--Rather, there were divisions for the Levites; that is, those who were not resident in Jerusalem were distributed in settlements throughout the provinces of Judah and Benjamin.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 And of the Levites were divisions - The Levites had their dwellings in the divisions of Judah and Benjamin. This is probably the meaning: the Syriac says, They had the half of Judah and Benjamin; which is not likely. That the people whose hearts were now turned towards the Lord, would make the best provision for the support of God's work, and all those engaged in it, we may naturally suppose; but this could not be very great, as the complete service was not yet established, and the Levites themselves were few in number.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Nehemiah 11:36 in the original Hebrew

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וּמִן\־u.min-and some ofH4480
הַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
מַחְלְק֥וֹתmach.le.Kot[the] divisions ofH4256
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
לְבִנְיָמִֽין\׃\ \פle.vin.ya.Min[belonged] to BenjaminH1144

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Cross references for Nehemiah 11:36

  • 1 Chronicles 6:54-81

    Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, …

  • Joshua 21:1-45

    Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs. And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. …

  • Genesis 49:7

    Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And of.
Jos 21:1-45; 1Ch 6:54-81
divisions.
Ge 49:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Nehemiah 11:35

    Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

  • Nehemiah 11:36

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

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Nehemiah 11:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y algunos de los Levitas, en los repartimientos de Judá y de Benjamín.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et d’entre les Lévites, il y eut des divisions de Juda qui s’établirent en Benjamin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und von den Leviten gehörten Abteilungen von Juda zu Benjamin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et de Levitis portiones Judæ et Benjamin.