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The Book of Nehemiah

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- Kapitel 11 -

The people who dwell in Jerusalem

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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 (a) were to dwell in their own towns.
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And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
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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 townsthe Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants,(b) and descendants of Solomon’s servants
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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;
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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.(c)
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The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.
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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;
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and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
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Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.(d)
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From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib;(e) Jachin;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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and his associates (f)—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
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From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
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Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
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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.
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The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
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And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
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The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
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The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.
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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.(g) He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
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For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
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Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent (h) in every matter concerning the people.

The people who live outside Jerusalem

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As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
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in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
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in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
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in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
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in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
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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.
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The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
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in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.(i)
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And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.

Fußnoten

(a)11:1 Hebrew nine hands
(b)11:3 Hebrew Nethinim; also in verse 21
(c)11:5 Or of the Shilonite
(d)11:9 Or was over the Second Quarter of the city, a newer section of Jerusalem; or was second in command of the city
(e)11:10 Or Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib;
(f)11:14 Most LXX manuscripts; Hebrew their associates
(g)11:22 Mica is a variant of Micaiah; see Nehemiah 12:35.
(h)11:24 Hebrew hand
(i)11:35 Hebrew in Ge-harashim

The people who dwell in Jerusalem

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The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.
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The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
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Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah, everyone lived in his possession in their citiesIsrael, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants.
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Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
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and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
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All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.
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These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the 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.
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After him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
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Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
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Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
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Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house,
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and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
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and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
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and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
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Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
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and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;
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and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.
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Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
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The residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.
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But the temple servants lived in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
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The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers responsible for the service of God’s house.
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For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
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Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

The people who live outside Jerusalem

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As for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
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in Jeshua, in Moladah, Beth Pelet,
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in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its towns,
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in Ziklag, in Meconah and in its towns,
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in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
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Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.
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The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,
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at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
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Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.