Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

King James Version

And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

Holman Bible

The people praised all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

International Standard Version

And the people blessed all of the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

A Conservative Version

And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

Amplified

And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English

And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

Julia Smith Translation

And the people will praise to all the men volunteering to dwell in Jerusalem.

King James 2000

And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

Modern King James verseion

And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live at Jerusalem.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the people thanked all the men that were willingly to dwell at Jerusalem.

NET Bible

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible

The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

The Emphasized Bible

And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

Webster

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

World English Bible

The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

all the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

References

Prayers for Nehemiah 11:2

Context Readings

The Leaders And Servants In Jerusalem

1 The rulers of the people lived in Jerusalem. One out of every ten people was selected by chance to live in Jerusalem, the holy town. The other nine were to go to the other towns. 2 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. 3 These are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

Cross References

Judges 5:9

My heart is with the commanders of Israel, with the people who gladly volunteered. Praise Jehovah!

Deuteronomy 24:13

Return the pledge to him before the sun goes down. He will have his pledged item and he may sleep. He will bless you. And it will be righteousness for you before Jehovah your God.

Job 29:13

The blessing of the wretched came upon me. I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Job 31:20

whose loins have not blessed me, and who was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

2 Corinthians 8:16-17

But thanks to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

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