Neh 11:1 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem , but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem , the holy city , while nine-tenths remained in the other cities .

‏ Nehemiah 11:1

1 Now ^athe leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people ^bcast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, ^cthe holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities.