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1 The leaders of the people took up residence in Yerushalayim; while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one-tenth of them to live in Yerushalayim the holy city, with the other nine-tenths in the other cities.
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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 The people blessed all those who volunteered to live in Yerushalayim.
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And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
3 In the cities of Y'hudah, everyone lived on his own property - the people of Isra'el, the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants. But the leaders of the province lived in Yerushalayim.
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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, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
4 Some of those living in Yerushalayim were from people of Y'hudah, and others were from people of Binyamin. Those from the people of Y'hudah were: 'Atayah the son of 'Uziyah, the son of Z'kharyah, the son of Amaryah, the son of Sh'fatyah, the son of Mahalal'el, from the descendants of Peretz;
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And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
5 and Ma'aseiyah the son of Barukh, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazayah, the son of 'Adayah, the son of Yoyariv, the son of Z'kharyah, who belonged to the family of Shelah.
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And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
6 The total number of descendants of Peretz living in Yerushalayim was 468 courageous men.
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All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
7 These are the people of Binyamin: Salu the son of Meshulam, the son of Yo'ed, the son of P'dayah, the son of Kolayah, the son of Ma'aseiyah, the son of Iti'el, the son of Yesha'yah.
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And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
8 After him: Gabai, Salai; 928 in all.
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And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
9 Yo'el the son of Zikhri was their overseer, and Y'hudah the son of Hasnu'ah was second in charge of the city.
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And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
10 From the cohanim: Y'da'yah the son of Yoyariv, Yakhin,
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Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
11 S'rayah the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Meshulam, the son of Tzadok, the son of M'rayot, the son of Achituv, the supervisor of the house of God,
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Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
12 and their kinsmen who did the work for the house; in all 822; and 'Adayah the son of Yerocham, the son of P'lalyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Z'kharyah, the son of Pash'chur, the son of Malkiyah;
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And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
13 with his kinsmen, heads of fathers' clans, 242; and 'Amash'sai the son of 'Azar'el, the son of Achzai, the son of Meshillemot, the son of Immer;
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And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
14 with his kinsmen, courageous men, 128; their overseer was Zavdi'el the son of HaG'dolim.
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And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
15 From the L'vi'im: Sh'ma'yah the son of Hashuv, the son of 'Azrikam, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Buni,
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Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
16 and Shabtai and Yozavad, from the leaders of the L'vi'im, who were in charge of external affairs for the house of God;
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And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
17 and Matanyah the son of Mikha, the son of Zavdi, the son of Asaf, the leader who began the thanksgiving prayer; and Bakbukyah, the second among his kinsmen; and 'Avda the son of Shamua, the son of Galal, the son of Y'dutun.
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And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 All the L'vi'im in the holy city numbered 284.
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All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
19 The gatekeepers: 'Akuv, Talmon and their kinsmen, who kept watch at the gates, numbered 172.
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Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
20 The rest of Isra'el, [the rest of] the cohanim and [the rest of] the L'vi'im were in all the cities of Y'hudah, each on his own property.
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And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21 The temple servants lived in the 'Ofel; Tzicha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.
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But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
22 The overseer of the L'vi'im in Yerushalayim was 'Uzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Matanyah, the son of Mikha, from the descendants of Asaf the singers; [he was] in charge of the work of the house of God.
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The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
23 For they were subject to the king's orders; and there was a fixed schedule for the singers, assigning them their daily duties.
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For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
24 P'tachyah the son of Mesheizav'el, from the descendants of Zerach the son of Y'hudah, was the king's deputy in all affairs concerning the people.
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And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
25 As for the villages and their surrounding fields: some of the people of Y'hudah lived in Kiryat-Arba and its villages, in Divon and its villages, in Y'kabze'el and its villages,
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And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
26 in Yeshua, in Moladah, in Beit-Pelet,
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And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
27 in Hatzar-Shu'al and its villages, in Be'er-Sheva and its villages,
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And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof,
28 in Ziklag, in M'khonah and its villages,
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And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
29 in 'Ein-Rimmon, in Tzor'ah, in Yarmut,
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And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
30 Zanoach, Adulam and their villages, in Lakhish and its surrounding fields, and in 'Azekah and its villages. Thus they occupied the territory from Be'er-Sheva as far as the Hinnom Valley.
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Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31 The people of Binyamin lived from Geva onward, in Mikhmas and 'Ayah, in Beit-El and its villages,
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The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,
32 and in 'Anatot, Nov, 'Ananyah,
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And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hatzor, Ramah, Gittayim,
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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Tzvo'im, N'valat,
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lud, Ono and Gei-Harashim.
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Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
36 Of the L'vi'im, some divisions from Y'hudah settled in Binyamin.
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And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
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