Nehemiah 11:2
וַֽיְבָרֲכוּ הָעָם לְכֹל הָֽאֲנָשִׁים הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִים לָשֶׁבֶת בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם ׃ פ
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:13הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיב לוֹ אֶֽת ־ הַעֲבוֹט כְּבֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְשָׁכַב בְּשַׂלְמָתוֹ וּבֵֽרֲכֶךָּ וּלְ/ךָ תִּהְיֶה צְדָקָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ ׃ ס
Nehemiah 7:4וְהָעִיר רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם וּגְדוֹלָה וְהָעָם מְעַט בְּתוֹכָהּ וְאֵין בָּתִּים בְּנוּיִֽם ׃
Job 31:20אִם ־ לֹא בֵרֲכוּנִי חלצו וּמִגֵּז כְּבָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם ׃
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 11:2-20
The Re-peopling of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 444.) 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. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. 3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites,… Read the whole commentary →