Nehemiah 10:1-29

1 Now those who sealed were: Nechemyah the governor, the son of Hakhalyah, and Tzidkiyahu,
2 Serayah, `Azaryah, Yirmeyahu,
3 Pashchur, Amaryah, Malkiyah,
4 Hattush, Shevanyah, Mallukh,
5 Harim, Meremot, `Ovadyah,
6 Daniyel, Ginneton, Barukh,
7 Meshullam, Aviyah, Miyamin,
8 Ma`azyah, Bilgai, Shemayah; these were the Kohanim.
9 The Levites: namely, Yeshua the son of Azanyah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmi'el;
10 and their brothers, Shevanyah, Hodiyah, Kelita, Pelayah, Hanan,
11 Mikha, Rechov, Hashavyah,
12 Zakkur, Sherevyah, Shevanyah,
13 Hodiyah, Bani, Beninu.
14 The chiefs of the people: Par`osh, Pachat-Mo'av, `Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bevai,
16 Adoniyahu, Bigvai, `Adin,
17 Ater, Hizkiyahu, Azur,
18 Hodiyah, Hashum, Betzai,
19 Harif, `Anatot, Nevai,
20 Magpi`ash, Meshullam, Hetzir,
21 Meshezav'el, Tzadok, Yaddua,
22 Pelatyah, Hanan, `Anayah,
23 Hoshea, Hananyah, Hashshuv,
24 Hallochesh, Pilecha, Shovek,
25 Rechum, Hashavnah, Ma`aseyah,
26 and Achyah, Hanan, `Anan,
27 Mallukh, Harim, Ba`anah.
28 The rest of the people, the Kohanim, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge, and understanding;
29 They joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moshe the servant of God, and to observe and do all the mitzvot of the LORD our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

Nehemiah 10:1-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 10

In this chapter we have the names of the persons that signed and sealed the covenant mentioned in the last chapter, Ne 10:1-27, and the things they agreed unto and promised to perform; in general to observe the law of God, in particular not to marry with the people of the land, to keep the sabbaths weekly and yearly, to pay annually the third part of the shekel for the service of the temple, to bring into it the wood offerings, first fruits, firstborn, and tithes, Ne 10:28-39.

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