King James Version
Nehemiah 11:20 in the King James Version says “And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritanc...” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.”
Nehemiah 11:20 · KJV
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two. the gates: Heb. at the gates
And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims. Ophel: or, the tower
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 Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“of the priests”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“were in all the cities”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
“of Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
“every one”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“in his inheritance”
H5159properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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