19 And the porters Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the [a]gates, were an hundred twenty and two.

20 And the [b]residue of Israel, of the Priests, and of the Levites dwelt in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

21 And the Nethinim dwelt in the [c]fortress, and Ziha, and Gispa was over the Nethinim.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 11:19 Meaning, of the Temple.
  2. Nehemiah 11:20 Of them, which dwelt not in Jerusalem.
  3. Nehemiah 11:21 Or, Ophel.

19 The gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.

21 The temple servants(A) lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

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