Nehemiah 11 · נחמיה

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Yerushalayim: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Yerushalayim the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

And the people blessed all the men, who willingly offered to dwell in Yerushalayim.

Now these are the chiefs of the province who dwelt in Yerushalayim: but in the cities of Yehuda everyone dwelt in his possession in their cities: Yisra᾽el, the priests, and the Levites, and the temple servants, and the children of the servants of Shelomo.

And at Yerushalayim dwelt certain of the children of Yehuda, of the children of Binyamin. Of the children of Yehuda; ῾Ataya the son of ῾Uzziyya, the son of Zekharya, the son of Amarya, the son of Shefatya, the son of Mahalal᾽el, of the children of Pereż;

and Ma῾aseya the son of Barukh, the son of Kol-ĥoze, the son of Ḥazaya, the son of ῾Adaya, the son of Yoyariv, the son of Zekharya, the son of the Shilonite.

All the sons of Pereż who dwelt in Yerushalayim, were four hundred and sixty eight men at arms.

And these are the sons of Binyamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Yo῾ed, the son of Pedaya, the son of Qolaya, the son of Ma῾aseya, the son of Iti᾽el, the son of Yesha῾ya.

And after him Gabbay, Sallay, nine hundred and twenty eight.

And Yo᾽el the son of Zikhri was their overseer: and Yehuda the son of Senu᾽a was second over the city.

Of the priests: Yeda῾ya the son of Yoyariv, Yakhin,

Seraya the son of Ḥilqiyya, the son of Meshullam, the son of Żadoq, the son of Merayot, the son of Aĥituv, ruler of the house of God.

And their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty two: and ῾Adaya the son of Yeroĥam, the son of Pelalya, the son of Amżi, the son of Zekharya, the son of Pashĥur, the son of Malkiyya,

And his brethren, heads of fathers’ houses, two hundred and forty two: and ῾Amashsay the son of ῾Azar᾽el, the son of Aĥzay, the son of Meshillemot, the son of Immer,

and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred and twenty eight: and their overseer was Zavdi᾽el, the son of Haggedolim.

Also of the Levites: Shema῾ya the son of Ḥashshuv, the son of ῾Azriqam, the son of Ḥashavya, the son of Bunni;

and Shabbetay and Yozavad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outside work of the house of God.

And Mattanya the son of Mikha, the son of Zavdi, the son of Asaf, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Baqbuqya the second among his brethren, and ῾Avda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Yedutun.

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty four.

Moreover the gate keepers, ῾Aqquv, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were a hundred and seventy two.

And the residue of Yisra᾽el, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Yehuda, everyone in his inheritance.

But the temple servants dwelt in ῾Ofel: and Żiĥa and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

The overseer also of the Levites at Yerushalayim was ῾Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Ḥashavya, the son of Mattanya, the son of Mikha, of the sons of Asaf, the singers, over the business of the house of God.

For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, and a certain portion for the singers, as every day required.

And Pataĥya the son of Meshezav᾽el, of the children of Zeraĥ the son of Yehuda, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

And for the settlements, with their fields, some of the children of Yehuda dwelt at Qiryat-arba, and in its hamlets, and at Divon, and in its hamlets, and at Yeqavże᾽el, and in its hamlets,

and at Yeshua, and at Molada, and at Bet-pelet,

and at Ḥażar-shu῾al, and at Be᾽er-sheva, and in its hamlets,

and at Żiqlag, and at Mekhona, and in its hamlets,

and at ῾En-rimmon, and at Żor῾a, and at Yarmut,

Zanoaĥ, ῾Adullam, and their settlements, Lakhish, and its fields, ῾Azeqa, and its hamlets. And they dwelt from Be᾽er-sheva as far as the valley of Hinnom.

And the children of Binyamin from Geva, at Mikhmash, and ῾Ayya, and Bet-el, and in its hamlets,

and at ῾Anatot, Nov, ῾Ananya,

Ḥażor, Rama, Gittayim,

Ḥadid, Żevo῾im, Nevallat,

Lod, Ono, Ge-ĥarashim.

And of the Levites, certain sections in Yehuda were attached to Binyamin.