Nehemiah
Nehemiah 11:3
3These 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,b and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
Footnotes
- b 11:3 Hebrew Nethinim; also in verse 21
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | wə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the heads | רָאשֵׁ֣י | rā·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of the provinces | הַמְּדִינָ֔ה | ham·mə·ḏî·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4082 province |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| settled | יָשְׁב֖וּ | yā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| In the villages | וּבְעָרֵ֣י | ū·ḇə·‘ā·rê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| however | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| each | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| lived | יָֽשְׁב֞וּ | yā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on his own property | בַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ | ba·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H272 possession |
| in their towns | בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם | bə·‘ā·rê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5892 excitement |
| the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| priests | הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּ֣ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| temple servants | וְהַנְּתִינִ֔ים | wə·han·nə·ṯî·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5411 Nethinim, Temple-servants |
| and descendants | וּבְנֵ֖י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Solomon’s | שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| servants | עַבְדֵ֥י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezra 2:43 · 1 Chronicles 9:1–34 · Ezra 2:1 · Nehemiah 7:73
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.