Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 9 of 1 Chronicles. The chapter summarizes genealogies and mentions the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the exile. The statement connecting exile with national unfaithfulness interprets the deportation theologically. Rebuilding Jerusalem therefore also required recovering family, tribal, and communal identities that had been scattered.
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Und die zuerst wohnten auf ihren Gütern und Städten, waren Israel, Priester, Leviten und Tempelknechte.
Los primeros moradores que entraron en sus posesiones en sus ciudades, fueron así de Israel, como de los sacerdotes, Levitas, y Nethineos.
Los primeros que volvieron a habitar en sus propiedades, en sus ciudades, fueron israelitas, sacerdotes, levitas y servidores del templo.
Les premiers habitants qui demeuraient dans leurs possessions, dans leurs villes, étaient les Israélites, les sacrificateurs, les Lévites, et les Néthiniens.
e che i primieri abitatori, ch’erano altre volte dimorati nelle lor possessioni, furono ritornati nelle lor città: Israeliti, sacerdoti, Leviti, e Netinei;
E os primeiros habitantes, que moravam na sua possessão e nas suas cidades, foram os israelitas, os sacerdotes, os levitas, e os netineus.
從 巴比倫 先回來,住在自己地業城鎮中的有 以色列 人、祭司、 利未 人和殿役。
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