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The People of Jerusalem

1 Chronicles 9:34

In 11 translations

BSB
All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
KJV
These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
WEB
These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men. They lived at Jerusalem.
ASV
These were heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt at Jerusalem.
LSV
These heads of the fathers of the Levites [are] heads throughout their generations. These have dwelt in Jerusalem.
YLT
These heads of the fathers of the Levites throughout their generations [are] heads. These have dwelt in Jerusalem.
DBY
These are the chief fathers of the Levites, heads according to their families; these dwelt in Jerusalem.
DRC
The heads of the Levites, princes in their families, abode in Jerusalem.
GNV
These were the chiefe fathers of the Leuites according to their generations, and the principall which dwelt at Ierusalem.
JPS
These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, by their generations, chief men; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
LXXE
These were the heads of the families of the Levites according to their generations; these chiefs dwelt in Jerusalem.

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Original-language editions

WLC
אֵלֶּה֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הָאָב֧וֹת לַלְוִיִּ֛ם לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Οὗτοι ἄρχοντες τῶν πατριῶν τῶν Λευιτῶν κατὰ γενέσεις αὐτῶν, ἄρχοντες οὗτοι κατῴκησαν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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  • Nehemiah 11:1–15Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns. And the…
  • 1 Chronicles 9:13and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

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