Nehemiah 11:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The rest of the Israelites, the priests, and the Levites lived in all the cities of Judah, each on their own inheritance.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּשְׁאָ֨ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּכָל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And šə'ār yiśrā'ēl hakkōhănîm halwiyyîm in bəḵāl-'ārê yəhûdāh 'îš in bənaḥălātô

Grammar Details

• *šə'ār*: masculine singular construct - 'rest of'
• *yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'
• *hakkōhănîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the priests'
• *halwiyyîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the Levites'
• *bəḵāl*: preposition + masculine singular construct - 'in all of'
• *'ārê*: construct state, masculine plural - 'cities of'
• *yəhûdāh*: proper noun - 'Judah'
• *'îš*: masculine singular noun - 'man/each'
• *bənaḥălātô*: preposition + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'in his inheritance'

Word Meanings

• *šə'ār*: remainder/rest of
• *bənaḥălātô*: in his inheritance/in his property/in his possession

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every o in his inheritance.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the rest of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for the residue of Israel, the prestes and Leuites, they were in all the cities of Iuda, euery one in his inheritaunce.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the residue of Israel, of the Priests, and of the Leuites dwelt in al the cities of Iudah, euery one in his inheritance.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for the residue of Israel, of the priestes and Leuites, they were in al the cities of Iuda, euery one in his inheritaunce.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the residue of Israel, of the priests, [and] the Levites, [were] in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the rest of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, `are' in all cities of Judah, each in his inheritance;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.

Referenced Verses

• Neh 11:3 : 3 Here are the leaders of the province who settled in Jerusalem. But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on their own land in their towns—Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants.