Nehemiah 11:25

And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
villages	הַחֲצֵרִ֖ים ha.cha.tze.Rim	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
fields	בִּשְׂדֹתָ֑ם bis.do.Tam	H7704	a field (as flat) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
children	מִבְּנֵ֣י mi.be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
dwelt	יָֽשְׁב֞וּ ya.she.Vu	H3427	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
Kirjath-arba	בְּקִרְיַ֤ת be.kir.Yat	H7153	Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba · preposition + proper noun, a place name
villages	וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ va.cha.tze.Rei.ha	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
Dibon	וּבְדִיבֹן֙ u.ve.di.Von	H1769	Dibon · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
villages	וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ u.ve.no.Tei.ha	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
Jekabzeel	וּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖ל u.vi.kav.tze.'El	H3343	Jekabtseel · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
villages	וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ u.ve.no.Tei.ha	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Joshua 14:15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Joshua 15:21-22 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:20–end

Having given an account of the principal persons that dwelt in Jerusalem (a larger account of whom he had before, Ch1 9:2, etc.), Nehemiah, in these verses, gives us some account of the other cities, in which dwelt the residue of Israel, Neh 11:20. It was requisite that Jerusalem should be replenished, yet not so as to drain the country. The king himself is served of the field, which will do little service if there be not hands to manage it. Let there therefore be no strife, no envy, no contempt, no ill will, between the inhabitants of the cities and those of the villages; both are needful, both useful, and neither can be spared. 1. The Nethinims, the posterity of the Gibeonites, dwelt in Op…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:25

some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba--The whole region in which the villages here mentioned were situated had been completely devastated by the Chaldean invasion; and, therefore, it must be assumed, that these villages had been rebuilt before "the children dwelt in them."

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:24

Pethahiah - was at the king's hand - He was the governor appointed by the Persian king over the Jewish nation in those matters in which the civil government interfered with Jewish concerns. He no doubt fixed, levied, and received the tribute.

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:25

And for the villages, with their fields,.... The cities and villages in the country, an account of the inhabitants of them next follows: some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof; the same with Hebron, Joshua 15:54 and at Dibon; the same with Dimonah, Joshua 15:22 and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof; the same with Kabzeel, one of the uttermost cities of the tribe of Judah southward, Joshua 15:21, of which city was Benaiah, one of David's worthies, 2 Samuel 23:20, from hence to the end of Nehemiah 11:30 mention is made of various cities and towns, in the tribe of Judah, inhabited by the men of it, which are to be met with in Joshua 15:1 excep…

The Church Fathers

Of the sons of Judah, they dwelled in Kiriath-arba, etc. For Beer-sheba was the boundary of Judah to the south, and the Valley of the Sons of Hinnom to the north next to Jerusalem to the east. Then the cities of the sons of Benjamin are recounted in a similar order. After listing these, it is added:
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Dictionary and topics

Dibon — Pining; wasting. (1.) A city in Moab (Num. 21:30); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon (Isa. 15:9). It has been identified with the modern Diban, about 3 miles north…
Dimonah — a city in the south of Judah, (Joshua 15:22) perhaps the same as Dibon in (Nehemiah 11:25)
Jekabzeel — (what God gathers), a fuller form of the name of Kabzeel, the most remote city of Judah on the southern frontier. (Nehemiah 11:25)
Kabzeel — Gathering of God, a city in the extreme south of Judah, near to Idumaea (Josh. 15:21), the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 23:20; 1 Chr. 11:22). It was called also…
Dibon · 2. A city in the tribe of — 2. A city in the tribe of
Hebron · .Jews of the Babylonian — .Jews of the Babylonian
Jekabzeel · A city in the — A city in the

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 11:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:25

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:24

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 11:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 11:25

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 11:24

John Gill on Nehemiah 11:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 11:25–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 11:24

Rashi on Nehemiah 11:24