Nehemiah - 11:36



36 Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah (were joined) to Benjamin.

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Explanation and meaning of Nehemiah 11:36.

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And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
And of the Levites were portions of Juda and Benjamin.
And of the Levites there were divisions of Judah dwelling in Benjamin.
Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin's territory.
And some of the Levites were apportioned with Judah and Benjamin.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Of the Levites were divisions - i. e., "the Levites were scattered among various towns both in Judah and Benjamin."

And of the Levites were divisions - The Levites had their dwellings in the divisions of Judah and Benjamin. This is probably the meaning: the Syriac says, They had the half of Judah and Benjamin; which is not likely.
That the people whose hearts were now turned towards the Lord, would make the best provision for the support of God's work, and all those engaged in it, we may naturally suppose; but this could not be very great, as the complete service was not yet established, and the Levites themselves were few in number.

And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. They were scattered about, some here and some there, in both these tribes, for the better instruction of the people.

And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin--Rather, there were divisions for the Levites; that is, those who were not resident in Jerusalem were distributed in settlements throughout the provinces of Judah and Benjamin.

The enumeration concludes with the remark, "Of the Levites came divisions of Judah to Benjamin," which can only signify that divisions of Levites who, according to former arrangements, belonged to Judah, now came to Benjamin, i.e., dwelt among the Benjamites.

Divisions - Or, for the Levites (those who were not settled in Jerusalem) there were divisions, places appointed for them, and distributed among them. Thus were they settled free and easy, tho' few and poor. And they might have been happy, but for that general lukewarmness, with which they are charged by the prophet Malachi, who prophesied about this time and in whom prophecy ceased for some ages, 'till it revived in the great prophet.

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