Discovery BoxNehemiah 8:7 
Context8:7 Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah – all of whom were Levites 1 – were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing.
Nehemiah 11:1
Context11:1 So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, 2 while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine 3 remained in other cities.
Nehemiah 13:16
Context13:16 The people from Tyre 4 who lived there were bringing fish and all kinds of merchandise and were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah – and in Jerusalem, of all places! 5
1 tc The MT reads “and the Levites.” The conjunction (“and”) should be deleted, following the LXX, Aquila, and the Vulgate. That the vav (ו) of the MT is the vav explicativum (“even the Levites”) is unlikely here.
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Heb “nine of the hands.” The word “hand” is used here in the sense or a part or portion.
4 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
5 tn The words “of all places” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation to indicate the emphasis on Jerusalem.
