Nehemiah 11:36

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.

And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.

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BSB
And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
KJV
And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
WEB
Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.
ASV
And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah [were joined] to Benjamin.
DARBY
And of the Levites there were divisions of Judah [dwelling] in Benjamin.
BLB
And [some] from the Levites, divisions [in] Judah, [were assigned] to Benjamin.
ÅB
Av levittene kom noen avdelinger fra Juda til å høre til Benjamin.
OTB
Noen divisjoner av levittene fra Juda ble tildelt Benjamin.
B1930
Av levittene kom nogen avdelinger fra Juda til å høre til Benjamin.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 6:54–81

    Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:

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  • Joshua 21:1–45

    Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

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  • Genesis 49:7

    Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

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