Nehemia 11:24

11:24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king ¹  in every matter pertaining to the people.

Nehemia 11:31

11:31 Some of the descendants of ²  Benjamin settled in Geba, ³  Micmash, Aija, Bethel ⁴  and its villages,

[11:24]  ¹ tn Heb “to the hand of the king.”

[11:31]  ² 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”).

[11:31]  ³ tc Heb “from Geba.” It is preferable to delete the preposition “from” read by the MT.

[11:31]  ⁴ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.