Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then the people blessed all the men who freely offered themselves to live in Jerusalem. "
— Nehemiah 11:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.”
“And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem. ”
“The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”
“The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.”
“And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”
“And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.”
“And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.”
Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. Yet truly, the remainder of the people cast lots, so that they might choose one part in ten who were to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts for the other cities.
Then the people blessed all the men who freely offered themselves to live in Jerusalem.
And so these are the leaders of the province, who were living in Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah. Now each one lived in his possession, in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.
And in Jerusalem, there lived some of the sons of Judah, and some of the sons of Benjamin: of the sons of Judah, Athaiah, the son of Aziam, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;
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 a Silonite.