One of my brethren; of my family, or tribe, or nation. That had escaped out of the slavery which they endured in strange lands. Which, were left of the captivity; the remnant of those numerous captives.
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Nehemiah 1:2
2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.