Nehemiah

Nehemiah 11:1

¹Now 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^a were to dwell in their own towns.

Footnotes

a 11:1 Hebrew nine hands

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the leaders	שָׂרֵֽי־	śā·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
settled	וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and the rest	וּשְׁאָ֣ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7605 remain, be left over
of the people	הָ֠עָם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
cast	הִפִּ֨ילוּ	hip·pî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
lots	גוֹרָל֜וֹת	ḡō·w·rā·lō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1486 lot
to bring	לְהָבִ֣יא׀	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
one	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
out	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of ten	הָעֲשָׂרָ֗ה	hā·‘ă·śā·rāh	Article; Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
to live	לָשֶׁ֙בֶת֙	lā·še·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the holy	הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of Jerusalem	בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
while	וְתֵ֥שַׁע	wə·ṯê·ša‘	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H8672 a nine, nonad
the remaining nine	הַיָּד֖וֹת	hay·yā·ḏō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3027 hand
in	בֶּעָרִֽים׃	be·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement

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