Nechemyah 11:20

20 And the rest of Yisroel, of the Kohanim, and the Levi’im, were in all the cities of Yehudah, every one in his nachalah.

Nechemyah 11:20 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:20

And the residue of Israel, of the priests and the Levites,
&c.]. All of them, besides those that dwelt at Jerusalem: were

in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance;
the Israelites in the cities, houses, and estates enjoyed by their ancestors, and the priests and Levites in the cities given out of the several tribes.

Nechemyah 11:20 In-Context

18 All the Levi’im in the Ir HaKodesh were two hundred fourscore and four.

19 Moreover the gatekeepers, Akuv, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were one hundred seventy and two.

20 And the rest of Yisroel, of the Kohanim, and the Levi’im, were in all the cities of Yehudah, every one in his nachalah.

21 But the Netinim dwelt in Ophel, and Tzicha and Gishpa were over the Netinim.

22 The overseer also of the Levi’im at Yerushalayim was Uzzi ben Bani, ben Chashavyah ben Matanyah ben Micha. Of the Bnei Asaph, the singers were responsible for the Beis HaElohim.