Nehemiah 10:28

28 Then the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of the land in order to obey the Law of God, together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were old enough to understand—

Nehemiah 10:28 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 10:28

And the rest of the people
That did not sign and seal:

the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims;
the porters and singers were Levites; but those so called were such as waited upon the priests, as the Nethinims were persons that waited on them:

and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands
unto the law of God;
proselytes, who had renounced Heathenism, and embraced the true religion, had received the law of God, and professed to walk according to it;

their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone having
knowledge, and having understanding;
of the nature of the covenant, and the things contained in it, of what was required of them, and of what they promised, of the nature of an oath they entered into, and of the sin of perjury.

Nehemiah 10:28 In-Context

26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

28 Then the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of the land in order to obey the Law of God, together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were old enough to understand—

29 joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord:

30 “We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters.