Nehemiah 11:31-35

11:31 Some of the descendants of ¹  Benjamin settled in Geba, ²  Micmash, Aija, Bethel ³  and its villages, 11:32 in Anathoth, Nob, and Ananiah, 11:33 in Hazor, ⁴  Ramah, and Gittaim, 11:34 in Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat, 11:35 in Lod, Ono, and ⁵  the Valley of the Craftsmen. ⁶ 

¹ tc The translation reads with a few medieval Hebrew MSS and the Syriac Peshitta וּמִבְּנֵי (umibbÿney, “and some of the descendants of”; cf. NLT) rather than the MT reading וּבְנֵי (uvÿne, “and the sons of”).

² tc Heb “from Geba.” It is preferable to delete the preposition “from” read by the MT.

³ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁴ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

⁵ tc The translation reads וְגֵי (vÿgey, “and the valley”) rather than the MT reading גֵּי (gey, “the valley”). The original vav (ו) probably dropped out accidentally due to haplography with the final vav on the immediately preceding word.

⁶ tn Heb “Ge-harashim,” which could be left untranslated as a place name.