Nehemiah 11:33
What does Nehemiah 11:33 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 11:33 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 11:33 means
Hazor, Ramah, and Gittaim add to the Benjaminite geography, filling in the map of communities north of Jerusalem. The list demonstrates population spread across varied elevations and routes, ensuring connectivity and mutual support among towns. As with previous verses, each name represents households committed to replanting their lives after exile. The emphasis remains on tangible restoration: real places, real families, and renewed daily rhythms that collectively strengthen the capital and preserve Israel’s identity in the land God restored to them.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Asor, Rama, Gethaim,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Context
The Benjamin list continues, verse by verse, paralleling the earlier enumeration of Judah’s towns. After verse 33, the sequence will move to Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat (v. 34), then Lod and Ono and the valley of craftsmen (v. 35). These verses round out Benjamin’s settlements, situating the tribe in its traditional region. The closing verse (v. 36) will then make a final administrative note about Levites associated with Benjamin, completing the chapter’s depiction of an orderly, repopulated land.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
- 2 Samuel 4:3
and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).
- Matthew 2:18
A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.
- 1 Samuel 7:17
And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.
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