- the Nethinims:
- "And the princesª saidª° unto¹ them, Let them live;ª° but let them be¹ hewersª° of woodª and drawersª° of waterª unto all¹ the congregation;ª as¹ the princesª had promisedª° them. ... And Joshuaª madeª° them that¹ dayª hewersª° of woodª and drawersª° of waterª for the congregation,ª and for the altarª of the LORD,ª even unto¹ this¹ day,ª in¹ the placeª which¹ he should choose.ª°" {Jsh 9:21-27} + "The Nethinims:ª the childrenª of Ziha,ª the childrenª of Hasupha,ª the childrenª of Tabbaoth,ª" {Ezr 2:43} + "All¹ the Nethinims,ª and the childrenª of Solomon'sª servants,ª [were] threeª hundredª ninetyª and two.ª" {Ezr 2:58} + "Also of¹ the Nethinims,ª whom¹ Davidª and the princesª had appointedª° for the serviceª of the Levites,ª two hundredª and twentyª Nethinims:ª all¹ of them were expressedª° by name.ª" {Ezr 8:20} + "All¹ the Nethinims,ª and the childrenª of Solomon'sª servants,ª [were] threeª hundredª ninetyª and two.ª" {Neh 7:60} + "So the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the porters,ª and the singers,ª° and [some] of¹ the people,ª and the Nethinims,ª and all¹ Israel,ª dweltª° in their cities;ª and when the seventhª monthª came,ª° the childrenª of Israelª [were] in their cities.ª" {Neh 7:73} + "Now these¹ [are] the chiefª of the provinceª that¹ dweltª° in Jerusalem:ª but in the citiesª of Judahª dweltª° every oneª in his possessionª in their cities,ª [to wit], Israel,ª the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the Nethinims,ª and the childrenª of Solomon'sª servants.ª" {Neh 11:3} + "But the Nethinimsª dweltª° in Ophel:ª and Zihaª and Gispaª [were] over¹ the Nethinims.ª" {Neh 11:21}
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