Nehemiah 11:1
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
KJV
Habitaverunt autem principes populi in Jerusalem : reliqua vero plebs misit sortem, ut tollerent unam partem de decem qui habitaturi essent in Jerusalem civitate sancta, novem vero partes in civitatibus.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἐκάθισαν οἱ ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ· καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι τοῦ λαοῦ ἐλάβοσαν κλήρους ἐνέγκαι ἕνα ἀπὸ τῶν δέκα καθίσαι ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, πόλει τῇ ἁγίᾳ, καὶ ἐννέα μέρη ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν.
LXX
And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in theothercities.
ASV
וַ/יֵּשְׁב֥וּ שָׂרֵֽי הָ/עָ֖ם בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וּ/שְׁאָ֣ר הָ֠/עָם הִפִּ֨ילוּ גוֹרָל֜וֹת לְ/הָבִ֣יא אֶחָ֣ד מִן הָ/עֲשָׂרָ֗ה לָ/שֶׁ֨בֶת֙ בִּֽ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ עִ֣יר הַ/קֹּ֔דֶשׁ וְ/תֵ֥שַׁע הַ/יָּד֖וֹת בֶּ/עָרִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 9:3 — And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
- Isa 48:2 — For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
- Isa 52:1 — Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
- Isa 52:1 — Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
- Matt 4:5 — Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
- Neh 10:34 — And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to
- Neh 11:18 — All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
- Neh 11:18 — All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
- Prov 16:33 — The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
- Prov 18:18 — The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.