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Nehemiah 11:1

Jerusalem
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

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BSB
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 were to dwell in their own towns.
KJV
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
WEB
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.
ASV
And the princes of the people dwelt 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.
DARBY
And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem; and the rest of the people cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the cities.
BLB
And the leaders of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people caused lots to fall to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine hands in the cities.
ÅB
Folkets høvdinger bodde i Jerusalem. Resten av folket kastet lodd slik at hver tiende mann skulle bo i Jerusalem, den hellige stad, men de ni tiendedeler i de andre byer.
OTB
Lederne av folket bosatte seg i Jerusalem, mens resten av folket kastet lodd for å bringe én av ti til å bo i Jerusalem, den hellige byen, mens de ni andre ble værende i sine respektive byer.
B1930
Folkets høvdinger bodde i Jerusalem. Resten av folket kastet lodd således at hver tiende mann skulde bo i Jerusalem, den hellige stad, men de ni tiendedeler i de andre byer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 48:2

    For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

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  • Isaiah 52:1

    Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

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  • Nehemiah 10:34

    And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:

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  • Nehemiah 11:18

    All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

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  • Matthew 4:5

    Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

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  • Judges 20:9–10

    But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;

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  • Psalms 122:5

    For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

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  • Joshua 18:10

    And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.

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