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rulers. princes.
dwelt. At this time more thickly peopled than Nehemiah 7:4.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
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Nehemiah 11:3 open_in_new
chiefs. heads.
but. and.
Israel. See note on 1 Kings 12:17. The common name of the nation, not of the ten tribes merely.
the Nethinims. See note on Ezra 2:43.
children. sons. Compare Ezr 7:57. Ezr 7:60. Ezra 2:55; Ezra 2:58.
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Shiloni. the Shilonite.
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Nehemiah 11:11 open_in_new
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
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Nehemiah 11:13 open_in_new
chief. heads.
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mighty men. Hebrew. Gibbor. App-14.
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Nehemiah 11:16 open_in_new
God. Hebrew. Elohim. (with Art.). the [true] God. App-4.
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Nehemiah 11:17 open_in_new
the principal to begin the thanksgiving. Or, [was] head: "the starting point [was], he was to praise at the time of prayer. "
Abda the son of Shammua. Probably. Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, as in 1 Chronicles 9:16.
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Nehemiah 11:18 open_in_new
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5, or,. the Sanctuary's city.
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Nehemiah 11:20 open_in_new
one. man.
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Nehemiah 11:21 open_in_new
the Nethinims... the Nethinims. Figure of speech Epanadiplosis. App-6. The clause beginning and ending with the same word. See note on Ezra 2:43.
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Nehemiah 11:23 open_in_new
the king's: i.e. Darius Hystaspis. Compare Ezra 7:24. See App-57 and App-58.
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Nehemiah 11:25 open_in_new
villages. Hebrew daughters, i.e. of the mother city.
with their fields. in their fields: i.e. unwalled (Leviticus 25:31). Compare, for the names that follow, Joshua 15:13, &c.
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Nehemiah 11:29 open_in_new
dwelt.. encamped.
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Nehemiah 11:35 open_in_new
the valley of craftsmen. Compare Nehemiah 6:2 and 1 Chronicles 4:14. craftsmen. artificers.
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Nehemiah 11:36 open_in_new
were divisions, &c.: or, "Judah's divisions [were assigned] to Benjamin".