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And the firstהָרִאשֹׁנִיםinhabitants,וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwerein their possession,בַּאֲחֻזָּתָםin their cities,בְּעָרֵיהֶםwereIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםand the Nethinim.וְהַנְּתִינִים
1 Chronicles 9:2
Study it in the app“And the first inhabitants, who were in their possession, in their cities, were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.”
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1 Chronicles 9:2, word by word
- And the firstרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishonim” appears- inhabitantsיּוֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- in their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָachuzata
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzata” appears- in their citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- and the Nethinimנְּתִינִיםnetinim
Nethinim
Nethinim: servants of the sanctuary. The name comes from the Hebrew netinim, "given ones": they were given to help the Levites in the work of the house of Elohim (Ezra 8:20).
Where else “netinim” appears
Translation note
It is understood that they are the first who lived again in their cities after the exile; a similar list is in Nehemiah 11. “Nethinim” comes from the Hebrew netinim, “given ones”: they were servants of the sanctuary, given to help the Levites (Ezra 8:20).
The context
1And all Israel was enrolled in the genealogy; and there they are, written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.
2 · This verse (above)
3And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin, and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh: