King James Version
Nehemiah 11:31 in the King James Version says “The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, from: or, of at:...” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, from: or, of at: or, to”
Nehemiah 11:31 · KJV
And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, from: or, of at: or, to
And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“also of Benjamin”
H1144binjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
“and in their villages”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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