25 As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba(A) and its villages,
Dibon(B) and its villages, and Jekabzeel and its villages;
26 in Jeshua, Moladah,(C) Beth-pelet,
27 Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba(D) and its villages;
28 in Ziklag(E) and Meconah and its villages;
29 in En-rimmon, Zorah,(F) Jarmuth,(G) and
30 Zanoah(H) and Adullam with their villages;
in Lachish(I) with its fields and Azekah(J) and its villages.
So they settled from Beer-sheba(K) to the Valley of Hinnom.(L)

31 Benjamin’s descendants:
from Geba,[a](M) Michmash,(N) Aija,
and Bethel(O)—and its villages,
32 Anathoth,(P) Nob,(Q) Ananiah,
33 Hazor,(R) Ramah,(S) Gittaim,(T)
34 Hadid, Zeboim,(U) Neballat,
35 Lod, and Ono,(V) the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

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  1. Nehemiah 11:31 Or descendants from Geba [lived in]

Villages Outside of Jerusalem

25 As for the villages in their territories, some from the descendants[a] of Judah lived in Kiriath-Arba and its settlements,[b] Dibon and its settlements,[c] Jekabzeel and its settlements,[d] 26 Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet, 27 Hazar Shual, Beersheba and its settlements,[e] 28 Ziklad, Meconah and its settlements,[f] 29 En-Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuch, 30 Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements,[g] Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements.[h] So they camped from Beersheba up to the Valley of Hinnom. 31 The descendants[i] of Benjamin from Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and their settlements,[j] 32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and Ono the valley of the artisans. 36 And from the Levites the working groups of Judah were assigned to Benjamin.

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  1. Nehemiah 11:25 Or “sons”
  2. Nehemiah 11:25 Literally “its daughters”
  3. Nehemiah 11:25 Literally “its daughters”
  4. Nehemiah 11:25 Literally “its daughters”
  5. Nehemiah 11:27 Literally “its daughters”
  6. Nehemiah 11:28 Literally “its daughters”
  7. Nehemiah 11:30 Literally “their daughters”
  8. Nehemiah 11:30 Literally “its daughters”
  9. Nehemiah 11:31 Or “sons”
  10. Nehemiah 11:31 Literally “their daughters”