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Nehemiah 11:36

What does Nehemiah 11:36 mean?

A plain-English look at Nehemiah 11:36 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Nehemiah 11:36 means

The closing note states that certain courses of Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin. This indicates that divisions of Levites were assigned or connected across tribal boundaries to serve the people where needed. It reflects cooperation and flexibility: sacred service aligned with the new settlement realities. The Levites’ distribution ensured that worship, teaching, and support for the temple radiated beyond Jerusalem into the surrounding regions. Ending with this detail ties together city and countryside, Judah and Benjamin, clergy and laity—an orderly, interwoven community restored under God’s hand after exile.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And of the Levites, the courses of Judah <FI>are<Fi> for Benjamin.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And of the Levites were portions of Juda and Benjamin.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And of the Levites there were divisions of Judah [dwelling] in Benjamin.

Context

After listing Benjamin’s towns, the chapter ends by noting Levite courses associated with Benjamin. This final line integrates the religious functionaries with the territorial settlements just described. It confirms that the repopulation was not merely demographic but also liturgical and administrative, coordinating service across the land. With this, the chapter’s purpose is complete: Jerusalem is populated and organized, and Judah and Benjamin are resettled, all in a manner that supports the holy city’s central role in the life of God’s restored people.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 49:7

    Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.

  • Joshua 21:1

    Then came near the heads of fathers’housesof the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;

  • 1 Chronicles 6:54

    Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

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