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On the sealed document were the names of: Nechemyah the Tirshata the son of Hakhalyah, Tzedekyah,
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S'rayah,'Azaryah, Yirmeyah,
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Pash'chur, Amaryah, Malkiyah,
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Hatush, Sh'vanyah, Malukh,
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Harim, M'remot, 'Ovadyah,
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Dani'el, Ginton, Barukh,
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Meshulam, Aviyah, Miyamin,
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Ma'azyah, Bilgai and Sh'ma'yah. These were the cohanim.
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The L'vi'im were: Yeshua the son of Azanyah, Binui a descendant of Henadad, Kadmi'el,
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and their kinsmen Sh'vanyah, Hodiyah, K'lita, P'layah, Hanan,
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Mikha, Rechov, Hashavyah,
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Zakur, Sherevyah, Sh'vanyah,
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Hodiyah, Bani and B'ninu.
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The leaders of the people: Par'osh, Pachat-Mo'av, 'Eilam, Zatu, Bani,
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Adoniyah, Bigvai, 'Adin,
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Ater, Hizkiyah, 'Azur,
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Hodiyah, Hashum, Betzai,
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Harif, 'Anatot, Neivai,
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Magpi'ash, Meshulam, Hezir,
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Mesheizav'el, Tzadok, Yadua,
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P'latyah, Hanan, 'Anayah,
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Hoshea, Hananyah, Hashuv,
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HaLochesh, Pilcha, Shovek,
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Rechum, Hashavnah, Ma'aseiyah,
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Achiyah, Hanan, 'Anan,
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Malukh, Harim and Ba'anah.
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The rest of the people, the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Torah of God, along with their wives, sons and daughters, everyone capable of knowing and understanding,
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joined their kinsmen and their leaders in swearing an oath, accompanied by a curse [in case of noncompliance], as follows: "We will live by God's Torah, given by Moshe the servant of God, and will perform and obey all the mitzvot, rulings and laws of ADONAI our Lord.