Nehemiah 11:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.”
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“And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 11:2 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 24:13be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
- Judges 5:9My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!
- Nehemiah 7:4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
- Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Job 31:20if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
- Psalms 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
- 2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).