The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:4 Explained

Nehemiah 11:4

KJV: And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

YLT: And in Jerusalem have dwelt of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalaleel, of the sons of Perez;

Darby: And in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Pherez;

ASV: And in Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And at Jerusalem  dwelt  [certain] of the children  of Judah,  and of the children  of Benjamin.  Of the children  of Judah;  Athaiah  the son  of Uzziah,  the son  of Zechariah,  the son  of Amariah,  the son  of Shephatiah,  the son  of Mahalaleel,  of the children  of Perez; 

What does Nehemiah 11:4 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 11:4 mean?

And in Jerusalem dwelt [some] of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin The sons of Judah Athaiah son of Uzziah the son of Zechariah the son of Amariah of Shephatiah of Mahalalel of the sons of Perez
וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ יָֽשְׁב֔וּ מִבְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּמִבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן מִבְּנֵ֣י יְ֠הוּדָה עֲתָיָ֨ה בֶן־ עֻזִּיָּ֜ה בֶּן־ זְכַרְיָ֧ה בֶן־ אֲמַרְיָ֛ה שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה מַהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל מִבְּנֵי־ פָֽרֶץ

וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙  And  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
יָֽשְׁב֔וּ  dwelt 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
מִבְּנֵ֥י  [some]  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוּדָ֖ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י  and  of  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בִנְיָמִ֑ן  of  Benjamin 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
מִבְּנֵ֣י  The  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְ֠הוּדָה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
עֲתָיָ֨ה  Athaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲתָיָה  
Sense: a descendant of Judah through Perez; dwelt at Jerusalem after the return from exile in Babylon.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֻזִּיָּ֜ה  of  Uzziah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֻזִּיָּה 
Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Azariah’.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
זְכַרְיָ֧ה  of  Zechariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְכַרְיָה 
Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
בֶן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲמַרְיָ֛ה  of  Amariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲמַרְיָה 
Sense: Zadok’s grandfather.
שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה  of  Shephatiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁפַטְיָה 
Sense: a son of David by Abital; David’s 5th son.
מַהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל  of  Mahalalel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַהֲלַלְאֵל  
Sense: son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth.
מִבְּנֵי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
פָֽרֶץ  of  Perez 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּרֶץ  
Sense: twin son with Zarah of Judah by Tamar and ancestor of two families of Judah, the Hezronites and Hamulites; from the Hezronites came the royal line of David and Christ.

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