1 And over those sealed [are] Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Huttush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these [are] the priests. 9 And the Levites: both Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; 10 and their brothers: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 14 Heads of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, 18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 26 and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and everyone who has been separated from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every knowing intelligent one, 29 are laying hold on their brothers, their majestic ones, and coming into an execration and an oath, to walk in the Law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of YHWH our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes; 30 and that we do not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, and we do not take their daughters to our sons; 31 and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we do not receive of them on the Sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand. 32 And we have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our God, 33 for bread of the arrangement, and the continual present, and the continual burnt-offering of the Sabbaths, of the new moons, for appointed times, and for holy things, and for sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, even all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we have caused the lots to fall for the offering of wood, [among] the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring into the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of our God YHWH, as it is written in the Law, 35 and to bring in the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of YHWH, 36 and the firstlings of our sons, and of our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and the firstlings of our herds and our flocks, to bring into the house of our God, to the priests who are ministering in the house of our God. 37 And the beginning of our dough, and our raised-offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring to the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they—the Levites—have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage; 38 and the priest, son of Aaron, has been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God to the chambers, to the treasure-house; 39 for they bring to the chambers—the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi—the raised-offering of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and there [are] vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, those ministering, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and we do not forsake the house of our God.
Nehemiah · Literal Standard Version
Nehemiah 10 Literal Standard Version
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Abijah
Priest named Abijah among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:7; Nehemiah 12:4
Adin
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:16). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:16
Adonijah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:16).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:16
Ahijah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:26).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:26
Amariah
Priest named Amariah among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:3; Nehemiah 12:2
Anaiah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:22).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:22
Anan
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:26).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:26
Anathoth
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:19). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:19
Ater
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:17). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:17
Azaniah
Named as the father of Jeshua who sealed the covenant.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:9
Azariah
Priest named Azariah among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:2). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:2
Azgad
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:15). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:15
Azzur
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:17).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:17
Baanah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:27).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:27
Bani
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:14). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:14
Baruch
Priest named Baruch among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:6). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:6
Bebai
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:15). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:15
Beninu
Levite named Beninu in the Levites who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:13). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:13
Bezai
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:18). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:18
Bigvai
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:16). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:16
Bilgai
Priest named Bilgai among the priests who sealed the covenant (Bilgah in Nehemiah 12:5). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:8; Nehemiah 12:5
Binnui
Son of Henadad; ruler of the other half-district of Keilah who repaired two sections of the wall and is listed among the covenant-sealing Levites.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:18; Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 10:9
Bunni
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:15). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:15
Daniel
Priest named Daniel among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:6). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:6
Elam
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:14). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:14
Ginnethon
Priest named Ginnethon among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:6; Nehemiah 12:4
Hallohesh
Named as the father of Shallum the ruler; a Hallohesh is also among the leaders who sealed the covenant.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 10:24
Hallohesh
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:24).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:24
Hanan
Levite named Hanan in the Levites who taught the Law and sealed the covenant. The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 10:10
Hanan
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:22).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:22
Hanan
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:26).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:26
Hananiah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:23).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:23
Harim
Priest named Harim among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:5). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:5
Harim
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:27). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:27
Hariph
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:19). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:19
Hashabiah
Levite of Merari’s descendants who, with Jeshaiah and 20 brothers and sons, came to Ezra; he was set apart to guard the silver and gold. The name recurs among Levites in Nehemiah.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:19; Ezra 8:24; Nehemiah 10:11
Hashabnah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:25).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:25
Hashum
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:18). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:18
Henadad
Named as the father of the Levites ("sons of Henadad") who supervised the temple work; Binnui son of Henadad helped rebuild the wall.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 3:18; Nehemiah 10:9
Hezir
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:20). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:20
Hoshea
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:23).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:23
Jaddua
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:21).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:21
Jeremiah
Priest named Jeremiah among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 12:1
Jeshua
Son of Azaniah among the Levites who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:9
Kelita
Levite named Kelita in the Levites who taught the Law and sealed the covenant. The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 10:10
Maaseiah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:25).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:25
Maaziah
Priest named Maaziah among the priests who sealed the covenant (Maadiah in Nehemiah 12:5). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:8; Nehemiah 12:5
Magpiash
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:20).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:20
Malchijah
Priest named Malchijah among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:3). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:3
Malluch
Priest named Malluch among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 12:2
Malluch
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:27).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:27
Meremoth
Priest named Meremoth among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:5; Nehemiah 12:3
Meshullam
Priest named Meshullam among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:7). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:7
Meshullam
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:20).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:20
Mijamin
Priest named Mijamin among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:7; Nehemiah 12:5
Nebai
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:19).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:19
Nehemiah
Son of Hacaliah and cupbearer to Artaxerxes at Susa; grieved over Jerusalem, was sent as governor, rebuilt the wall in 52 days despite opposition, led the covenant renewal, and…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1
Obadiah
Priest named Obadiah among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:5). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:5
Parosh
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:14). The name is also that of a returning family listed in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:14
Pashhur
Priest named Pashhur among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:3). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:3
Pelaiah
Levite named Pelaiah in the Levites who taught the Law and sealed the covenant. The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 10:10
Pelatiah
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:22).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:22
Pilha
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:24).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:24
Rehob
Levite named Rehob in the Levites who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:11). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:11
Rehum
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:25).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:25
Seraiah
Priest named Seraiah among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 12:1
Shebaniah
Levite named Shebaniah in the Levites who led the prayer and sealed the covenant (the name appears twice in Neh 10:10-12). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 9:4; Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:10
Shebaniah
Priest named Shebaniah among the priests who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:4). Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not stated.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:4
Shemaiah
Priest named Shemaiah among the priests who sealed the covenant and who went up with Zerubbabel. Whether these are individuals or the heads of priestly houses of that name is not…
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:8; Nehemiah 12:6
Shobek
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:24).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:24
Zaccur
Levite named Zaccur in the Levites who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:12). The lists do not say whether same-named Levites in different lists are one man.
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:12
Zadok
One of the leaders of the people who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant (Nehemiah 10:21).
Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 10:21
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Nehemiah 9:38; Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:70; Ezra 2:63
- 2 Nehemiah 12:33–34; Nehemiah 12:1; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 11:11
- 3 Nehemiah 12:13; Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 12:2; Nehemiah 11:12; Nehemiah 8:4
- 4 Nehemiah 3:10; Nehemiah 12:2; Nehemiah 12:14
- 5 Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 12:3; Nehemiah 3:21; Nehemiah 3:4
- 6 Nehemiah 12:4; Nehemiah 3:20
- 7 Nehemiah 3:6; Nehemiah 12:25–33; Nehemiah 8:4; Nehemiah 12:13; Nehemiah 12:17
- 8 Nehemiah 3:29; Nehemiah 12:42; Ezra 10:21; Nehemiah 12:18; Nehemiah 12:5–6
- 9 Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 3:18–19; Nehemiah 12:24; Nehemiah 7:43; Nehemiah 9:4
- 10 Nehemiah 9:4–5; Nehemiah 8:7; Ezra 10:23
- 11 Ezra 8:24; Nehemiah 12:24; Nehemiah 11:22; Nehemiah 11:15; Ezra 8:19
- 12 Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 12:8; Nehemiah 9:4
- 14 Nehemiah 7:8; Nehemiah 7:15; Nehemiah 7:11–13; Nehemiah 3:11; Ezra 2:3–70
- 15 Ezra 10:28; Nehemiah 7:16–17; Ezra 2:11–12; Ezra 8:11–12
- 16 Nehemiah 7:19–21; Ezra 2:14–16; Ezra 8:14
- 18 Nehemiah 7:22–73; Ezra 2:17–70
- 25 Nehemiah 3:17–32
- 28 Nehemiah 9:2; Jeremiah 4:2; 2 Corinthians 6:14–17; Romans 1:1; Ecclesiastes 5:2
- 29 Ezekiel 36:27; Psalm 119:106; Titus 2:11–14; John 15:14; Nehemiah 5:12–13
- 30 Deuteronomy 7:3; Exodus 34:16; Ezra 9:1–3; Ezra 10:10–12; Ezra 9:12–14
- 31 Nehemiah 13:15–22; Leviticus 23:3; Exodus 23:10–11; Exodus 20:10; Jeremiah 17:21–22
- 32 Matthew 17:24–27; Exodus 30:11–16; 2 Corinthians 8:12; Proverbs 3:9; Genesis 28:22
- 33 2 Chronicles 2:4; Numbers 28:1–29; Leviticus 24:5–6; 2 Chronicles 24:5–14; Hebrews 10:11
- 34 Nehemiah 13:31; Leviticus 6:12–13; Isaiah 40:16; Hebrews 10:3–7; 1 Chronicles 24:7
- 35 Deuteronomy 26:2; Exodus 23:19; Exodus 34:26; Numbers 18:12; Malachi 3:8–12
- 36 Exodus 13:2; Leviticus 27:26–27; Exodus 13:12–15; Deuteronomy 12:6; Exodus 34:19
- 37 Leviticus 23:17; Numbers 18:21; Deuteronomy 26:2; Nehemiah 13:5; Nehemiah 13:9
- 38 Nehemiah 13:12–13; Numbers 18:26–28; 1 Chronicles 9:26; 2 Chronicles 31:11–12
- 39 2 Chronicles 31:12; Deuteronomy 14:23–27; Numbers 18:30; Hebrews 10:25; Deuteronomy 12:17
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