The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:36 Explained

Nehemiah 11:36

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

YLT: And of the Levites, the courses of Judah are for Benjamin.

Darby: And of the Levites there were divisions of Judah dwelling in Benjamin.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Nehemiah 11:36 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 11:36 mean?

And Some of the Levites divisions of Judah [were] in Benjamin -
וּמִן־ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מַחְלְק֥וֹת יְהוּדָ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִֽין פ

וּמִן־  And  Some 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם  of  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
מַחְלְק֥וֹת  divisions 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מַחֲלֹקֶת  
Sense: division, course, class, share, allotment.
יְהוּדָ֖ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
לְבִנְיָמִֽין  [were]  in  Benjamin 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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