Nehemiah 11:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 11:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שָׂרֵֽי
sar
H8269
prince
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וּשְׁאָ֣ר
shᵉʼâr
H7605
remnant
הָ֠עָם
ʻam
H5971
people
הִפִּ֨ילוּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
גוֹרָל֜וֹת
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
לְהָבִ֣יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶחָ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעֲשָׂרָ֗ה
ʻeser
H6235
ten
לָשֶׁ֨בֶת֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
עִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
וְתֵ֥שַׁע
têshaʻ
H8672
nine
הַיָּד֖וֹת
yâd
H3027
hand
בֶּעָרִֽים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the leaders of the people dwelt in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine hands were in the cities.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).