The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:20 Explained

Nehemiah 11:20

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Nehemiah 11:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 11

1  The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem
3  A catalogue of their names
20  Those who remain dwell in other cities

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 11:20 mean?

And the rest of Israel of the priests [and] Levites [were] in all the cities of Judah everyone in his inheritance
וּשְׁאָ֨ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּכָל־ עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ

וּשְׁאָ֨ר  And  the  rest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁאָר  
Sense: rest, residue, remnant, remainder.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים  of  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הַלְוִיִּם֙  [and]  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
בְּכָל־  [were]  in  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עָרֵ֣י  the  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
יְהוּדָ֔ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
אִ֖ישׁ  everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ  in  his  inheritance 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.

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