Nehemia 7:4-5

7:4 Now the city was spread out ¹  and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. ²  At that time houses had not been rebuilt. 7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, ³  the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records ⁴  of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record: ⁵ 

Nehemia 11:1-2

The Population of Jerusalem

11:1 So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, ⁶  while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine ⁷  remained in other cities. 11:2 The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

Nehemia 11:20

11:20 And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.

Nehemia 11:25

11:25 As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, ⁸  in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,

[7:4]  ¹ tn Heb “wide of two hands.”

[7:4]  ² tn Heb “the people were few in its midst.”

[7:5]  ³ tn Heb “nobles”; NCV “important men.”

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “the book of genealogy.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “in it”; the referent (the genealogical record) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:1]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “nine of the hands.” The word “hand” is used here in the sense or a part or portion.

[11:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “its daughters.” So also in vv. 27, 28, 30, and 31.