Resettlement of Jerusalem and Its Towns
Nehemiah 11:1-36
Neh.11.1 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- שרי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
- העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ושאר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
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- הקדש: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ותשע: NUM
- הידות: NOUN,f,pl,def
- בערים: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:1-3 (structural): Post-exilic resettlement of Jerusalem and listing of those who lived in the city — mirrors Nehemiah’s account of repopulating Jerusalem after the return.
- Ezra 3:1 (thematic): After the return the people are described as being in their cities and then gathering in Jerusalem — similar context of returnees distributed between Jerusalem and other towns.
- Joshua 18:10 (verbal): The practice of deciding allotments by casting lots (here for tribal land allotment) parallels Nehemiah’s use of lots to determine who would dwell in Jerusalem.
- Joshua 21:1-3 (thematic): Provisioning certain groups to dwell in specific cities (Levites and cities of refuge) and the distinction between the holy city and other towns echoes the allocation of residents to Jerusalem versus other cities.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the chiefs of the people lived at 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 remained in the towns.
- And the rulers of the people dwelt 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 remained in the towns.
Neh.11.2 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
- לכל: PREP
- האנשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- המתנדבים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- לשבת: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:1 (structural): Immediate context: verse 1 describes the selection/lot and the decision about who will dwell in Jerusalem; verse 2 continues by blessing those who volunteered to live there.
- Ezra 2:64-70 (thematic): Lists the returnees and notes that priests, Levites and all Israel 'dwelt in their cities,' reflecting the post‑exilic settlement pattern and voluntary resettlement in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 9:1-2 (thematic): Describes the inhabited state of Jerusalem after the exile and names those who lived there, paralleling Nehemiah's concern with who shall inhabit the city.
- Psalm 122:6 (thematic): Calls for blessing/praying for Jerusalem ('Pray for the peace of Jerusalem'), echoing the communal support and blessing of those associated with the city.
- Jeremiah 29:7 (thematic): Urges seeking the peace and prosperity of the city where exiles live; thematically related to the community's responsibility toward those dwelling in Jerusalem.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
- And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live in Jerusalem.
Neh.11.3 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- ראשי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,sg
- המדינה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- ישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ובערי: PREP
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- ישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
- שלמה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:1-2 (structural): Immediate context: describes the casting of lots and the settlement pattern (one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, others in cities), directly connected to the list of those who lived in Jerusalem in v.3.
- Nehemiah 7:4-5 (thematic): Earlier chapter recounts the leaders and people settling in Jerusalem and their cities after the return, repeating the same concern with who lived in Jerusalem versus the towns of Judah.
- Ezra 2:2, 2:64-65 (verbal): Lists of returnees include priests, Levites, Nethinim and temple servants—same social categories named in Neh 11:3 and reflecting the settlement of these groups among Jerusalem and the towns.
- 1 Chronicles 9:1-2 (thematic): A post-exilic/return narrative that also records inhabitants of Jerusalem and enumerates priests and Levites living in the city, paralleling the social composition of Neh 11:3.
- Joshua 21:41-42 (thematic): Describes allocation of Levitical cities among the tribes (including cities in Judah); parallels the geographic arrangement of priests and Levites dwelling in cities and in Jerusalem.
Alternative generated candidates
- And these are the heads of the province who dwelt at Jerusalem; and in the cities of Judah every one dwelt in his possession—Israelite, priest, Levite, Nethinim, and the servants of Solomon.
- These are the rulers of the province who lived in Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah; every man in his holding among their cities — Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants.
Neh.11.4 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זכריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מהללאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מבני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cs
- פרץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:3 (structural): Immediate context: verse 3 describes casting lots and the settlement arrangement; verse 4 continues with the specific families from Judah and Benjamin who lived in Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 7:6 (verbal): Begins the post‑exilic registration of the people of the province ('men of Israel, priests, Levites, singers…'), paralleling Neh 11's function of listing inhabitants and genealogical lines (Judah and Benjamin).
- Ezra 2:2 (verbal): Part of the returnee list—mentions the men of Judah and of Benjamin among those who returned from exile, echoing the identification of Jerusalem residents by tribe in Neh 11:4.
- 1 Chronicles 9:3 (verbal): Chronicles records that chiefs of the fathers of Judah and of Benjamin dwelt at Jerusalem after the exile, a close parallel in wording and theme to Neh 11's listing of Jerusalem inhabitants.
- 2 Chronicles 11:4 (thematic): Describes Judah and Benjamin remaining loyal and dwelling in Jerusalem after the kingdom's division—themewise related to the demographic composition of Jerusalem emphasized in Neh 11:4.
Alternative generated candidates
- And in Jerusalem dwelt of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin: of the sons of Judah—Etai son of Azariah son of Zechariah son of Ammariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahelalel, of the sons of Perez.
- Now in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin: of the children of Judah, Athaiah son of Aziah son of Zechariah son of Ammariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahlalel, of the sons of Perez.
Neh.11.5 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ברוך: ADJ,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- כל: DET
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- זכריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:1-4 (structural): Immediate internal parallel — the surrounding verses list the same community and genealogical allotments for those dwelling in Jerusalem, of which v.5 is one entry.
- Nehemiah 7:58-60 (structural): Parallel post-exilic census/genealogical material; Neh.7 contains an earlier registry of returned families and names that overlap with the resident lists in Neh.11.
- Ezra 2:36-39 (verbal): Ezra 2 gives the returned exiles' rolls; many of the same family-names and priestly/lay groupings occurring in Neh.11 appear in Ezra's register, showing the same post‑exilic genealogical tradition.
- 1 Chronicles 9:10-12 (thematic): Chronicles preserves a post-exilic catalogue of Jerusalem inhabitants and temple personnel; it reflects the same concern with family lines and local residence that underlies Neh.11's listing (overlapping names/families appear across these lists).
Alternative generated candidates
- And Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Kol-Hozeh son of Hizkiyah son of Adijah son of Jozarib son of Zechariah son of Shalmai.
- And Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Kel‑haze son of Chazia son of Adiah son of Yoariv son of Zechariah son of Hashalni.
Neh.11.6 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- פרץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
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- מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ששים: NUM,card
- ושמנה: NUM,card,sg
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- חיל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Ezra 2:3 (verbal): Lists the 'sons of Parosh' among the returnees with a numerical total (2,172); echoes the same clan-name found in Neh 11:6 and reflects the source census material for postexilic settlements.
- Nehemiah 7:6 (structural): Nehemiah 7 repeats the returnee census (including Parosh) and provides the broader census framework that underlies the later allocation and enumeration of residents in Neh 11.
- Nehemiah 11:3 (structural): Immediate chapter parallel describing the casting of lots and the scheme for repopulating Jerusalem; sets the procedural context for the listing of Parosh men in v.6.
- 1 Chronicles 9:3-4 (thematic): Records the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the exile (priests, Levites, and other residents); thematically parallels Neh 11:6's concern with who lived in and defended Jerusalem in the postexilic period.
Alternative generated candidates
- All the sons of Perez who dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty and eight valiant men.
- All the sons of Perez who dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty‑eight able men.
Neh.11.7 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- בנימן: NOUN,m,sg,proper
- סלא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- מעשיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- איתיאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ישעיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Ezra 2:22 (verbal): Ezra's list of the returning exiles includes the same Benjamite names (Sallu/Meshillem lineage), showing a direct verbal parallel in the post‑exilic genealogical rolls.
- Nehemiah 11:6 (structural): The surrounding verses in Nehemiah 11 continue the enumeration of Benjaminite families and individual names; verse 6 is part of the same structural genealogical catalogue.
- 1 Chronicles 8:29-40 (thematic): 1 Chronicles 8 contains the broader genealogy of Benjamin’s descendants, providing a thematic parallel (family lists and clan descent) that overlaps with names and lineal motifs in Neh 11:7.
- 1 Chronicles 9:6-10 (thematic): Chronicles 9 repeats post‑exilic family lists and city inhabitants, paralleling Neh 11’s account of Benjaminite households among the restored community.
Alternative generated candidates
- And of the sons of Benjamin: Sela son of Meshullam son of Joiad son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Jeshaiah.
- And of the children of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshillem son of Jaaziah son of Pedahzur son of Kolea son of Maaseiah son of Aittai son of Ishiah.
Neh.11.8 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- גבי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
- סלי: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- תשע: NUM,card
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- עשרים: NUM,card,pl
- ושמנה: NUM,card,sg
Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:4-36 (structural): Immediate parallel: the surrounding verses form the same roster of Jerusalem inhabitants and neighborhoods; verse 8 is part of this contiguous catalog of names and numbers.
- Nehemiah 7:6-73 (verbal): Earlier Nehemiah contains a long list of returnees and family heads with names and population totals; many names and the practice of enumerating families and numbers echo the registry style of Neh 11:8.
- Ezra 2:1-70 (structural): Ezra’s list of those who returned from exile gives town and family names with numerical totals—parallel in genre and purpose (post‑exilic population accounting) to the numeric entry in Neh 11:8.
- 1 Chronicles 9:1-34 (thematic): Chronicles preserves a post‑exilic description of the inhabitants and families of Jerusalem, providing a comparable roster of residents and officials that thematically corresponds to Neh 11’s cataloging of Jerusalem’s population.
Alternative generated candidates
- And after them were nine hundred twenty and eight men.
- And after him Gabbai; in all there were nine hundred and twenty‑eight.
Neh.11.9 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויואל: VERB,qal,part,3,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זכרי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- פקיד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הסנואה: NOUN,m,sg,def
- על: PREP
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- משנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:7 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter; continues the roster of those living in Jerusalem and the appointment of officials over the city, showing this verse is part of the larger list of city officers.
- Nehemiah 7:2 (structural): Earlier account of Nehemiah stationing the people and setting up rulers and officers in Jerusalem — provides the broader administrative action to which Neh 11:9’s appointments belong.
- 1 Chronicles 9:1-2, 9:16 (thematic): Chronicles contains a parallel roster of those living in Jerusalem after the exile, including officials and gatekeepers; reflects the same tradition of naming city inhabitants and officers found in Neh 11:9.
- Ezra 2:2 (thematic): Lists of heads of families and leaders among the returnees (e.g., Zerubbabel, Jeshua) parallel Neh 11’s naming of leaders and the organizational emphasis on appointing officials in Jerusalem.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Joel son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah son of Hacmoni was second to the city.
- And Joel son of Zekari was their overseer, and Judah son of Hasenuah was over the city as deputy.
Neh.11.10 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- מן: PREP
- הכהנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- ידעיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יויריב: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- יכין: PNOUN,m,sg
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 24:7 (verbal): Names the priestly courses including Jehoiarib (Joiarib) and Jedaiah, paralleling the same priestly family names found in Neh 11:10.
- Nehemiah 12:11 (verbal): A parallel priestly roster in Nehemiah that repeats the names/lines (Jedaiah/Joiarib), confirming the same priestly families associated with Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 9:10 (thematic): Part of a Jerusalem residency list that enumerates priests living in the city after the exile; thematically parallels Neh 11’s registration of priests in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 2:36 (structural): A returnee census that singles out the priests among the exiles; structurally parallels Neh 11’s concern with which priestly families settled in Jerusalem.
Alternative generated candidates
- Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin.
- Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin.
Neh.11.11 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חלקיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:4-15 (verbal): Priestly genealogy that includes Zadok, Meraioth and Ahitub (names appearing in Neh 11:11), showing the same Aaronic/ Zadokite lineage.
- Nehemiah 12:10-11 (structural): Internal, post-exilic priestly register that repeats the ancestry (Hilkiah, Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, Ahitub), paralleling the names and office in Neh 11:11.
- 1 Kings 2:35 (thematic): Zadok is established as priest 'to minister before the LORD'—parallels the office indicated in Neh 11:11 ('over the house of God') and highlights Zadokite priestly authority.
- 1 Samuel 21:1; 22:9-20 (verbal): Accounts of Ahimelech (identified as son of Ahitub in the Samuel narrative) serving as priest at Nob, illustrating the continuing role of the Ahitub family in priestly service like the Ahitub named in Neh 11:11.
Alternative generated candidates
- Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, over the house of God.
- Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshillemoth son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub stood before the house of God.
Neh.11.12 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- עשי: VERB,qal,impv,2,f,sg
- המלאכה: NOUN,f,sg,def
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זכריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- פשחור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:11-12 (verbal): A near-parallel list of priests and their kin living in Jerusalem after the exile; Chronicles and Nehemiah both preserve similar genealogical/household listings and some overlapping names.
- Ezra 2:36-39 (thematic): Enumeration of priestly families and Levites among the returned exiles; thematically parallels Nehemiah's catalogue of men assigned to the temple/house and the repopulation of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 12:1-26 (structural): A later chapter in Nehemiah giving extended lists of priests and Levites (and their duties) used for the dedication of the wall; repeats and expands the same priestly-genealogical material and functions found in 11:12.
- 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 (thematic): Description of the priestly divisions descended from Eleazar and Ithamar; provides the broader priestly framework behind the individual names and family assignments enumerated in Nehemiah 11:12.
Alternative generated candidates
- And their brothers, Asaiah the workman for the house, one hundred twenty and eight; and Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchijah.
- And his brothers, the officers of the house, were one hundred and twenty‑two: Uddiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchiah.
Neh.11.13 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- ראשים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- לאבות: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
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- ארבעים: NUM,m,pl
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עזראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחזי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- משלמות: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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Parallels
- Nehemiah 7:7 (verbal): Repeats the same census phrasing and the exact number “the chief of the fathers, two hundred and forty and two,” showing a direct verbal/administrative parallel in lists of leaders.
- 1 Chronicles 9:14 (verbal): Gives the same genealogical line (Amashai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer); a near‑identical verbal and structural parallel to the Nehemiah listing.
- Ezra 2:36 (thematic): Names the family of Immer among the priestly/Levitical groups in the returnee lists, echoing the same priestly clan found in Neh 11:13 and highlighting continuity of priestly families.
- Ezra 2:2 (structural): An example of the broader organizational pattern of Ezra–Nehemiah lists (heads of households and leaders among the exiles/returnees), paralleling Neh 11:13’s role within a register of city inhabitants and leaders.
Alternative generated candidates
- And their brothers, heads of fathers' houses, two hundred forty and two; and Amasai son of Azarel son of Ahazi son of Meshillemath son of Immer.
- And their brothers, the heads of the fathers’ houses, were two hundred and forty‑two; and Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahazi son of Meshillemoth son of Ammar.
Neh.11.14 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- חיל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- זבדיאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הגדולים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:16 (structural): Adjacent verse in the same chapter—continues the roster of Jerusalem's residents and officials, showing the same organizational listing of leaders and overseers.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17 (structural): Part of a comparable register of Jerusalem's inhabitants (gatekeepers and families); parallels the administrative listing of personnel and duties.
- 1 Chronicles 12:1 (verbal): Uses the same motif/term of 'mighty men' (men of valor); thematically parallels the designation גבורי חיל for elite or capable fighters/men.
- 1 Chronicles 26:7-8 (allusion): Lists gatekeepers and their officers/overseers—an analogous administrative structure (heads/overseers) to Zabdi'el as the appointed official in Neh 11:14.
- Ezra 2:40-42 (thematic): A post‑exilic roster of families and temple servants who settled in Jerusalem; thematically parallels Neh 11's cataloguing of inhabitants and officials after the return.
Alternative generated candidates
- And their brothers, men of might, one hundred twenty and eight; and over them was Zabdiel the chief.
- And their brethren, the mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty‑eight; and Zabdiʾel son of Haggedolim was their officer.
Neh.11.15 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומן: CONJ+PREP
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- שמעיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חשוב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עזריקם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חשביה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בוני: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 7:5-73 (structural): Nehemiah 7 provides the register of those who returned from exile; Neh.11 reorganizes settlement in Jerusalem and repeats/echoes the same postexilic lists and family groupings (including Levites), showing continuity of the genealogical tradition.
- Ezra 2:40-42 (thematic): Ezra 2 lists the Levites and temple servants who returned with Zerubbabel. Neh.11:15's naming of a Levite (Shemaiah son of Hasshub) parallels the Ezra tradition of identifying Levitical families among the returned exiles.
- 1 Chronicles 9:10-16 (verbal): 1 Chronicles 9 records the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the return, including Levites and gatekeepers. Its genealogical listings of Levite families and officials correspond in purpose and in several names to the Levite roster found in Neh.11.
Alternative generated candidates
- And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni.
- And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni.
Neh.11.16 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ושבתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
- ויוזבד: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- על: PREP
- המלאכה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- החיצנה: ADJ,f,sg,def
- לבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,cns
- האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
- מראשי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:17-22 (verbal): An explicit list of Levites and gatekeepers appointed to duties at the sanctuary; closely parallels Neh 11:16 in function and wording about Levites 'over the work' of the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 26:20-21 (structural): Assigns Levites to gatekeeping and outward duties of the temple complex; parallels the assignment of ‘outside work’ and the organizational role of Levite chiefs in Neh 11:16.
- Numbers 3:6-9 (thematic): Prescribes the Levites' charge to perform the service of the tabernacle/house of God; provides the legal/theological basis for appointing Levites over temple work as in Neh 11:16.
- Nehemiah 12:44 (structural): Within the same narrative cycle, records Levites residing in Jerusalem and engaged in temple service, reinforcing the roles and duties attributed to Levite leaders in 11:16.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Shabbethai and Jozabad were over the outward work of the house of God, from the chiefs of the Levites.
- And Shabbethai and Yozabad were over the outward work of the house of God, from the heads of the Levites.
Neh.11.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומתניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מיכה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זבדי: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אסף: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- ראש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- התחלה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- לתפלה: PREP
- ובקבקיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- משנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מאחיו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- ועבדא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמוע: VERB,qal,infc
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- גלל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ידותון: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-3 (structural): Lists the divisions and leaders of the temple singers (sons of Asaph, Jeduthun, Heman), paralleling Neh 11:17’s mention of leaders descended from Asaph and Jeduthun and their organized worship role.
- 1 Chronicles 15:16-22 (thematic): Describes David appointing Levites (Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun) to give thanks and to lead worship—parallels Neh 11:17’s designation of chief officers for prayer and worship.
- Nehemiah 12:46 (verbal): Explicitly states that 'in the days of David and Asaph there were chiefs of the singers,' echoing Neh 11:17’s reference to leaders descended from Asaph and their worship-offices.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4-6 (thematic): Records the appointment of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to minister before the ark and to give thanks—parallels the function of Mattaniah and Abda in Neh 11:17 as heads in prayer/worship.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Mattaniah son of Micha son of Zabdi son of Asaph was the leader of the thanksgiving; and Bakbukiah was second among his brethren; and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun.
- And Mattaniah son of Micha son of Zabdi son of Asaph was the chief in the beginning for the song of Judah; and Bakbukiah was his deputy from among his brothers, and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun.
Neh.11.18 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כל: DET
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- בעיר: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- הקדש: NOUN,m,sg,def
- מאתים: NUM,m,pl,abs
- שמנים: NUM,card,pl,m,abs
- וארבעה: CONJ+NUM,card,m,sg
Parallels
- Ezra 2:36-39 (structural): Ezra 2 gives a roster of returnees including priests and Levites; Nehemiah 11's count of Levites parallels the same returnee/census tradition and repeats comparable personnel figures.
- Nehemiah 7:44 (structural): Nehemiah 7 largely parallels Ezra 2 in listing those who returned; Neh 11's enumeration of Levites echoes and builds on the earlier census material in Neh 7.
- Numbers 3:6-9 (thematic): The Pentateuchal census and consecration of the Levites establishes the practice and rationale for counting Levites for service—background for later tallies of Levites in the holy city.
- 1 Chronicles 23:24-32 (thematic): Chronicles provides detailed organization, assignments, and numbering of Levites for temple service; thematically parallels Neh 11's focus on which Levites lived in and served the holy city.
Alternative generated candidates
- All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty and four.
- All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty‑four.
Neh.11.19 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- והשוערים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- עקוב: ADJ,m,sg,abs
- טלמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואחיהם: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss3mp
- השמרים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- בשערים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- מאה: NUM,f,sg,abs
- שבעים: NUM,card,m,pl
- ושנים: CONJ+NUM,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:17 (verbal): Almost identical wording: Akkub, Talmon and their brethren are listed as porters/gatekeepers (same role and names).
- Nehemiah 7:44 (structural): The register of returnees in Neh 7 repeats the lists of temple personnel and civic officers, including the gatekeepers (same tradition as Neh 11).
- Ezra 2:43 (verbal): Ezra's list of the returning exiles (parallel to Neh 7) includes the gatekeepers/porters—corresponding names and function in the postexilic community register.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1-19 (thematic): Chronicles provides a fuller organization of gatekeepers (families, duties, lodging, numbers), paralleling Neh 11's concern with gatekeeper assignments and cultic administration.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the porters: Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates were one hundred seventy and two.
- And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept the gates, one hundred and seventy‑two.
Neh.11.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ושאר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הכהנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- בכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ערי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנחלתו: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+SUFF,3,m,sg
Parallels
- Joshua 21:41–42 (structural): Describes the allotment of cities to the Levites throughout the tribal territories, paralleling Nehemiah’s note that Levites and priests lived in the cities of Judah in their inheritances.
- Numbers 35:1–8 (verbal): God’s command to give the Levites towns with surrounding pasturelands establishes the institutional background for Levites dwelling in their allotted cities, reflected in Nehemiah’s statement.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 (verbal): Lists the cities and residences of the Levites (and priests) in Judah and Israel; a parallel register showing the Levitical settlement pattern mentioned in Neh 11:20.
- Ezra 2:70 (thematic): Reports that priests and Levites dwelt in their cities and had the use of pasturelands after the return from exile, echoing the postexilic settlement reality expressed in Nehemiah.
- 1 Chronicles 9:25–27 (structural): Gives names and duties of Levites and gatekeepers assigned to the city of Jerusalem and other towns, paralleling Nehemiah’s remark about Levites/priests living in the cities of Judah in their inheritances.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the rest of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
- And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, dwelt in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
Neh.11.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- והנתינים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,def
- ישבים: VERB,qal,part,3,m,pl
- בעפל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וציחא: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וגשפא: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- הנתינים: NOUN,m,pl,def
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:16 (verbal): Lists the Nethinim and their dwelling places (e.g., Ophel/Gibeon/Mizpah), wording and loci closely parallel Nehemiah's census of temple servants.
- Ezra 2:43 (thematic): Mentions the Nethinim among the returned exiles/temple servants; parallels Nehemiah's concern with where this specialized group lived and served.
- Ezra 2:54 (structural): Part of Ezra's listing of temple servants/Nethinim and related settlements—serves the same record-keeping function as Nehemiah 11's roster of dwellers.
- Nehemiah 11:22 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same census/listing in Nehemiah 11; further specifies locations and personnel associated with the Nethinim and other temple workers.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the Nethinim dwelt at Ophel, at Zichah, and at Gishpa, and at the other Nethinim's quarters.
- And the Nethinim dwelt at Ophel, at Zichai, and at Gashpa; they were over the Nethinim.
Neh.11.22 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ופקיד: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- עזי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,1cs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חשביה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מתניה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מיכא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מבני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cs
- אסף: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- המשררים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- לנגד: PREP
- מלאכת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Ezra 2:41 (structural): Ezra's returnee list likewise records 'the sons of the singers' among those who settled in Jerusalem, paralleling Neh 11:22's naming of Levites assigned as temple musicians.
- Nehemiah 12:45-46 (thematic): Describes the organization and service of singers in Jerusalem at the dedication of the wall—continuation of the same temple-musician function attributed to the Levites named in Neh 11:22.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-3 (structural): Gives the organization and genealogy of the families of Asaph (and other temple musicians); parallels Neh 11:22's identification of a Levite singer as belonging to the Asaphite tradition.
- 1 Chronicles 15:16 (verbal): Records the appointment of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun as the leaders of temple music—background for Neh 11:22's reference to a head of the singers serving in the house of God.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Azzi son of Bani son of Hasabiah son of Mattaniah son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, for the work of the house of God.
- And the officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers before the work of the house of God.
Neh.11.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כי: CONJ
- מצות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
- עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
- ואמנה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- המשררים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ביומו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,suff,3,m
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:17-27 (verbal): Lists the porters/gatekeepers of Jerusalem, their assignment by lot and their day-to-day duties — closely parallels Neh.11:23's mention of porters and daily service.
- 1 Chronicles 26:15-19 (thematic): Describes the organization and responsibilities of gatekeepers and their office in Jerusalem; thematically parallels the record of gate-service and assigned oversight in Nehemiah.
- Ezra 6:9-10 (thematic): A royal command concerning daily service for the house of God (“day by day”) and provision for temple ministry — parallels Neh.11:23's combination of a royal/official command and daily duty.
- Nehemiah 7:3 (structural): Nehemiah's instruction about guarding the gates and appointing keepers until organized — structurally parallels Neh.11's concern with gate-keepers and assigned duties.
Alternative generated candidates
- For the king's commandment was upon them, and their duty toward the singers was appointed day by day.
- For the king’s commandment was upon them, and the charge of the singers was faithful day by day.
Neh.11.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ופתחיה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- משיזבאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מבני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cs
- זרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- ליד: PREP
- המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
- לכל: PREP
- דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לעם: PREP
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:16-27 (structural): A parallel roster of priests, Levites, gatekeepers and residents of Jerusalem; the lists in 1 Chron. 9 correspond to Neh. 11's cataloguing of names and offices.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6-9 (thematic): Genealogies of Zerah, son of Judah—connects to Neh.11:24's identification of the man as from the descendants of Zerah (tribal/genealogical background).
- Ezra 2:1-70 (thematic): Like Neh.11, Ezra 2 preserves a community roll of returnees and families from Judah/Jerusalem; both texts reflect the same post‑exilic effort to record inhabitants and officials.
- Nehemiah 11:22-25 (verbal): Immediate context within Neh.11 lists neighboring names and officials; verse 24 functions as part of this contiguous catalogue of leaders charged with oversight 'to the king' and 'for the people.'
Alternative generated candidates
- And Pethahiah son of Meshizbaal, of the sons of Zerah of Judah, was next to the king for all the business of the people.
- And Pethahiah son of Meshezabeel of the sons of Zerah of Judah stood by the king for all matters concerning the people.
Neh.11.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואל: CONJ+PREP
- החצרים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- בשדתם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,pl
- מבני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cs
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- ישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- בקרית: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cs
- הארבע: ART+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ובנתיה: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,poss3ms
- ובדיבן: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ובנתיה: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,poss3ms
- וביקבצאל: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- וחצריה: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs,pr:3fs
Parallels
- Joshua 15:13 (verbal): Mentions Kiriath-arba (Hebron) in the allotment of Judah—same city-name appearing in Neh 11:25.
- Judges 1:10 (verbal): Reports Judah's possession of Hebron (Kiriath-arba) and its villages after the conquest—parallels Neh 11's list of Judahite settlements.
- Ezra 2:70 (verbal): Speaks of priests, Levites and others dwelling 'in their cities and in their fields' after the return—language and theme of repopulating towns/fields echo Neh 11:25.
- Joshua 21:11 (structural): Lists Levitical cities given within the territory of Judah—structurally parallels Neh 11's enumeration of towns and villages in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 11:6 (thematic): Describes strengthening and building of cities in Judah and Benjamin—themewise related to settling and fortifying towns as seen in Neh 11.
Alternative generated candidates
- And of the villages in their fields, of the sons of Judah, they dwelt at Kiriath-arba, and at Netaiah, and at Dibbin, and at Netaiah, and at Keilah and her villages.
- And to the villages in their fields, of the children of Judah: they dwelt at Kiriath‑arba, at Benatiah, at Dibon, at Benatiah, at Keilah and its villages.
Neh.11.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובישוע: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ובמולדה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- ובבית: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- פלט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 15:26 (verbal): Lists Moladah as a town in the territory of Judah (verbal parallel to 'ומולדה' in Neh 11:26).
- Joshua 15:27 (verbal): Mentions Beth‑Pelet (بيت פלט / Beth‑pelet) among the Negev towns, corresponding to 'ובת בית פלט' in Neh 11:26.
- 1 Chronicles 9:16 (structural): Part of a post‑exilic catalogue of Jerusalem inhabitants and priestly families—serves as a structural parallel to Neh 11’s roster of towns and residents.
- Ezra 2:70 (thematic): Speaks of people living in Jerusalem and its towns after the return from exile; parallels Neh 11’s theme of settlement and resettlement in specific localities.
Alternative generated candidates
- And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-pelet,
- And at Jekuth and at Moladah and at Beth‑pelet.
Neh.11.27 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובחצר: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שועל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובבאר: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שבע: NUM,card
- ובנתיה: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,poss3ms
Parallels
- Nehemiah 7:32-35 (quotation): Nehemiah 7 repeats the lists of towns and inhabitants found in Nehemiah 11; the same place-names (including Beer‑sheba and surrounding villages) appear in the parallel roster of resettled locations.
- Ezra 2:29-35 (quotation): Ezra 2 gives the roll of returnees and settlements after the Exile; many of the same towns and family‑groups reported in Nehemiah 11 are listed here, showing the same tradition of resettlement.
- 1 Chronicles 9:16-27 (structural): 1 Chronicles 9 contains a catalog of those living in Jerusalem (priests, Levites, gatekeepers and other residents), paralleling Nehemiah 11’s purpose of recording who dwelt in the city and its environs.
- Joshua 15:28-32 (thematic): This portion of Joshua lists towns in the territory of Judah, including southern localities such as Beer‑sheba; it provides a geographical parallel for place‑names cited in Nehemiah 11 and situates them within the larger Judahite landscape.
Alternative generated candidates
- and at Hazar-shual, and at Beersheba, and at Netaiah,
- And at Hazar‑shual and at Beersheba and at Benatiah.
Neh.11.28 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובצקלג: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובמכנה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובבנתיה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 11:25-30 (structural): Verse 28 is part of this contiguous catalog of towns and villages in Neh 11 that lists the places where people settled around Jerusalem; the verse should be read as one element in that larger settlement list.
- 1 Samuel 27:6 (verbal): Mentions Ziklag by name as the town given to David by Achish — the same place-name that appears in Neh 11:28, linking the post‑exilic list to earlier historical references.
- 1 Samuel 30:1 (verbal): Refers to Ziklag as the city that was attacked by the Amalekites while David and his men were away, providing historical background to the town named in Neh 11:28.
- 1 Chronicles 4:31 (allusion): Chronicles preserves lists of southern settlements and genealogical territorial notes that overlap with the kinds of place‑names found in Neh 11; the appearance of Ziklag/related Negev sites in Chronicles echoes the toponymic tradition reflected in Neh 11:28.
Alternative generated candidates
- and at Ziklag, and at Makkedah, and at Bethel and their villages,
- And at Ziklag and at Meconah and at Beth‑neth.
Neh.11.29 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובעין: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- רמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובצרעה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ובירמות: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 7:29-73 (structural): Nehemiah 7 contains an extended list of returnees and their settlements; Neh.11 reorganizes and repeats the distribution of people into towns (including the same regional place-names).
- Ezra 2:1-70 (thematic): Ezra 2 gives the roll of those who returned from exile and the places they settled—serving as a parallel source for the later settlement-lists echoed in Neh.11 (town-by-town population data).
- Joshua 15:32-36 (verbal): Joshua 15 enumerates towns in the territory of Judah; many of the toponyms named in Neh.11 (En‑rimmon/En‑rimon, Zorah/Zareah, Jarmuth) also occur in Joshua’s catalogue of Judahite towns.
- 1 Chronicles 4:23-24 (verbal): 1 Chronicles preserves lists of villages and clan settlements (including Zorah and neighboring sites), paralleling the local place‑names found in Neh.11 and reflecting earlier tribal/territorial lists.
Alternative generated candidates
- and at Ain-Rimmon, and at Zorah, and at Jarmuth,
- And at En‑rimmon and at Zorah and at Jarmuth.
Neh.11.30 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- זנח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עדלם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וחצריהם: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs,3,m,pl
- לכיש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ושדתיה: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs+3fs
- עזקה: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- ובנתיה: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,poss3ms
- ויחנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- מבאר: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שבע: NUM,card
- עד: PREP
- גיא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הנם: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Joshua 10:11 (verbal): Mentions Azekah in the narrative of Israel’s battle (hailstones falling to Azekah), the same town named in Neh 11:30.
- 1 Samuel 22:1 (verbal): Identifies Adullam as David’s refuge (the cave of Adullam); the same place-name appears in Neh 11:30.
- 1 Samuel 17:2 (verbal): Places the Philistine encampment between Socoh and Azekah in the Valley of Elah, explicitly naming Azekah as in Neh 11:30.
- Isaiah 10:29–32 (verbal): Describes an Assyrian advance and siege activity against Lachish (and nearby towns); Lachish is the same city listed in Neh 11:30.
- Nehemiah 7:72 (structural): Part of the broader Ezra–Nehemiah settlement lists and resettlement pattern; Neh 11:30’s catalogue of towns parallels the town-by-town population/placement material in Neh 7 (and Ezra 2).
Alternative generated candidates
- and Zanoah, and Adullam and their villages; Lachish and its fields; Azekah and its villages; and they settled from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
- Zanoah, Adullam and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; Azekah and its villages — and they encamped from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
Neh.11.31 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- בנימן: NOUN,m,sg,proper
- מגבע: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- מכמש: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ועיה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ובית: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,cs
- אל: NEG
- ובנתיה: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,poss3ms
Parallels
- Joshua 21:17 (verbal): Lists Gibeon (Geba/Gibeon) and neighboring towns in the territory of Benjamin and as Levitical cities — overlaps with the towns named for Benjamin in Neh 11:31.
- Joshua 18:24-28 (structural): Part of the allocation of cities to the tribe of Benjamin; contains a catalogue of Benjaminite towns that parallels the town-listing function of Neh 11:31.
- 1 Chronicles 8:29-32 (thematic): Lists families and dwelling-places of the tribe of Benjamin, including towns in the same region (e.g., Gibeon/Micmash area), echoing Neh 11:31’s enumeration.
- 1 Chronicles 9:35-36 (structural): A post‑exilic/settlement list that records inhabitants and towns associated with Benjamin and Jerusalem, parallel in purpose to Neh 11’s record of who lived in which towns.
- Judges 1:21 (thematic): Notes Benjamites dwelling with the Jebusites in Jerusalem and the persistence of Benjaminite settlements near Jerusalem — thematically related to Neh 11’s account of Benjaminite towns and settlement patterns.
Alternative generated candidates
- And of the sons of Benjamin: from Geba, from Michmash, from Aija, from Bethel and their villages.
- And of the children of Benjamin: from Geba, from Michmash, from Aija, from Bethel, and from Netophah.
Neh.11.32 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ענתות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- נב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ענניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:18 (structural): Anathoth appears in the lists of Levitical/Benjaminite towns given in Joshua, paralleling Nehemiah’s listing of towns in Benjamin.
- Jeremiah 1:1 (verbal): Jeremiah is identified as from Anathoth in Benjamin, directly connecting the town named here with its prophetic association.
- 1 Samuel 21:1 (verbal): Nob is mentioned as the priestly city where David fled, matching the same place-name (Nob) listed among Benjamin’s towns in Nehemiah 11:32.
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 (structural): The Chronicler’s catalogue of Levitical/priestly cities includes Anathoth (and related Benjaminite towns), providing a parallel registry to Nehemiah’s municipal list.
Alternative generated candidates
- Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah.
- Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah.
Neh.11.33 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- חצור: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- רמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- גתים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 11:1-13 (verbal): Hazor appears prominently in the conquest tradition as a major Canaanite city; the same place-name in Neh.11.33 links the postconquest/topographical memory to earlier Joshua narratives.
- Jeremiah 31:15 (allusion): Ramah is invoked in Jeremiah as a site of weeping and exile (“a voice was heard in Ramah”); the name’s appearance in Neh.11.33 resonates with themes of exile and return central to the postexilic settlement lists.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1-12 (structural): Chronicles preserves genealogies and town lists for the tribe of Benjamin; its cataloging of Benjaminite families and places parallels Nehemiah’s systematic listing of towns (similar to the villages named in Neh.11.33).
- Nehemiah 7:28–31 (thematic): The earlier return-list in Neh./Ezra enumerates families and locations among the returning exiles; Neh.11.33’s place-names function in the same postexilic program of resettlement and territorial organization.
Alternative generated candidates
- Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim.
- Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim.
Neh.11.34 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- חדיד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- צבעים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- נבלט: VERB,nifal,perf,3,m,sg
Parallels
- Nehemiah 7 (structural): Nehemiah 11’s list of towns and inhabitants parallels the enumerative material in Nehemiah 7 (and its expanded list of returnees); both chapters provide overlapping place-names and a similar purpose of accounting for post‑exilic settlement.
- Ezra 2 (structural): Ezra 2 contains the foundational list of returnees and settlements that Nehemiah 7/11 build on; many of the same family‑and place‑names recur, so Neh.11’s town‑list echoes the Ezra returnee records.
- 1 Chronicles 9 (thematic): 1 Chronicles 9 records post‑exilic inhabitants and gatekeepers in Jerusalem and provides a parallel catalogue of families and towns—serving a similar function to Neh.11’s enumeration of residents and localities.
- Joshua 18 (thematic): The lists of towns in Joshua 18 (territory of Benjamin) provide an earlier catalogue of place‑names in the same district; Neh.11’s town‑names reflect continuity with the earlier geographical/tribal lists associated with Benjamin and Jerusalem.
Alternative generated candidates
- Haddid, Zeboim, and Nibalah.
- Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat.
Neh.11.35 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואונו: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- גי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- החרשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
Parallels
- Ezra 2:31-35 (verbal): The returnee lists in Ezra 2 reproduce many of the same place-names and clan entries found in Nehemiah 11, showing the same registry of towns and families (including Ono/Gai‑Harashim area) among the resettled population.
- Nehemiah 7:28-36 (verbal): Nehemiah 7 contains the parallel census/list of inhabitants and towns that Nehemiah 11 repeats; the two chapters preserve essentially the same roster of settlements and names.
- 1 Chronicles 9:1-6, 9:16-27 (structural): 1 Chronicles 9 provides a similar topical account of the inhabitants of Jerusalem and their officials/gates—another postexilic/returnee settlement list that parallels Nehemiah's catalogue of who lived where in and around the city.
- Joshua 21:21-26 (thematic): Joshua 21 lists towns assigned to the Levites and other tribal town-lists; while from an earlier period, it shares the thematic concern with place‑names and settlement patterns that underlie Nehemiah's catalogue of inhabited sites.
Alternative generated candidates
- Lod and Ono, and the Valley of the Craftsmen.
- Lod, Ono, and the Valley of Craftsmen.
Neh.11.36 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומן: CONJ+PREP
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- מחלקות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- לבנימין: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Nehemiah 7:44 (verbal): An earlier, closely related list in the same book enumerating Levites and their settlements — repeats the allocation/theme of Levites’ portion among the tribes.
- Joshua 21:41-42 (thematic): Joshua’s account of the allotment of Levitical cities explicitly records cities given out of the possession of Judah and Benjamin — parallels the idea of the Levites’ ‘lot’ in those tribes.
- 1 Chronicles 9:2-3 (thematic): Chronicles’ post-exilic register of inhabitants of Jerusalem mentions Levites dwelling there after the return, thematically matching Nehemiah’s assignment of Levites to Judah/Benjamin/Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 11:13-17 (thematic): Describes Levites and priests moving to Judah and Jerusalem and being attached to the house of the LORD — parallels the association of Levites with Judah and Benjamin and their settlement in Jerusalem.
Alternative generated candidates
- And of the Levites there were divisions appointed over Judah and over Benjamin.
- And of the Levites — their portions were in Judah and in Benjamin.
And the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the remainder of the people cast lots, to bring one out of every ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the other towns. And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem. Now these are the chief men who lived in Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah—every one in his possession: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants. And in Jerusalem lived of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin: of the sons of Judah—Pethahiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez. And Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col‑hazah, son of Harhiah, son of Adijah, son of Jorim, son of Zechariah, son of Shelahni.
All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty‑eight valiant men. And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Koliah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.
After them Gabbai Sallai—nine hundred twenty‑eight. And Joel son of Zikri was their overseer, and Judah son of Hasenuah was over the city, as deputy.
Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin.
Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub—an officer opposite the house of God. And his brothers who did the work of the house were one hundred twenty‑two; and Adahiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amasai, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah. And their brothers, the heads of fathers’ houses, were two hundred forty‑two; and Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahazi, son of Meshullam, son of Amer. And their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred twenty‑eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim. And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni. And Shabbethai and Jozabad were over the outward work of the house of God, from the chief of the Levites. And Mattaniah son of Micha, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, was the principal leader for the songs of Judah for the thanksgiving; Bakbukiah was second to him among his brethren; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty‑four. And the gatekeepers—Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept the gates—one hundred seventy‑two. And the rest of Israel, the priests and the Levites, dwelt in all the cities of Judah, every man in his possession. And the temple servants lived at Ophel, at Zichith, and at Gashpa, to serve the temple attendants. And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, before the work of the house of God.
For the commandment of the king was upon them, and a register concerning the singers was entrusted to them day by day. And Pethahiah son of Meshizbai, of the sons of Zerah son of Judah, was with the king concerning all matters for the people. And to the villages in their fields, of the sons of Judah: they lived at Kiriath‑arba, at Nethiah, at Debir, at Zanoah, at Keilah, and at Hazor. And at Jekuth and at Moladah and at Beth‑pelet. And at Hazar‑shual, at Beer‑sheba, and at Nethiah. And at Zephath, at Meconah, and at Beth‑netho. And at En‑rimmon, at Zorah, and at Jarmuth.
Zanoah and Adullam and their villages; Keilah and its fields; Azekah and its villages; and they dwelt from Beer‑sheba to the Valley of Hinnom. And of the sons of Benjamin: from Geba, from Michmash, from Aija, from Bethel and its villages.
Anathoth, Nob, and Ananiah.
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim.
Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat.
Lod, Ono, and the Valley of the Craftsmen. And of the Levites—divisions were assigned from Judah to Benjamin.