Nehemiah 11:31

11:31 Some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,

Nehemiah 11:36

11:36 Some of the Judean divisions of the Levites settled in Benjamin.


tc The translation reads with a few medieval Hebrew MSS and the Syriac Peshitta וּמִבְּנֵי (umibbÿney, “and some of the descendants of”; cf. NLT) rather than the MT reading וּבְנֵי (uvÿne, “and the sons of”).

tc Heb “from Geba.” It is preferable to delete the preposition “from” read by the MT.

map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.