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Nehemiah 10:1

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Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now those that sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

KJV

Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

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This verse in Nehemiah 10

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah · Written before 735.

But the signatories were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, etc. Another translation has, Nehemiah, who is the Tirshatha; for Nehemiah had two names. Hence it is uniquely added, the son of Hacaliah; which is more clearly indicated above, where it is said: But Nehemiah said, he is …

This site's exposition

Nehemiah, the Tirshatha

on Nehemiah 10:1-8

Nehemiah's own name leads the list of seals, styled the Tirshatha, the Persian governor's title he already carries at 8:9 and 12:26, and named son of Hachaliah as at 1:1. Twenty-one priestly names follow him to the close of the roll at verse 8, the priesthood sealing first as it does again at the wall's dedication. Ezra's name is absent from the seals; Wesley reads sickness or some other hindrance as the reason, since the narrative meets him again at the dedication in 12:36.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

It may seem strange that Ezra doth not appear among them. But that might be because he was prevented, by some sickness, or other extraordinary impediment. It is true, we meet with Ezra after this, at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, chap. xii, 36, and therefore he was then freed from this impediment, whatsoever it was.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The “Zidkijah” of this passage is probably the same as “Zadok” Neh 13:13. “Zadok” is expressly called “the scribe,” and it was probably as the scribe who drew up the document that “Zidkijah” signed it immediately after Nehemiah.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

Yet, despite all this Despite all the evil that has come upon us, we are making a trust with the Holy One, blessed be He, to believe and to trust in Him.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Nehemiah 10:1:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And signed thereon He now proceeds to enumerate the signatories on the testimonial document of the acceptance of the commandments.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Nehemiah 10:2:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

7 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְעַ֖לand [were] on

    vealH5921 →5755 times

  • הַחֲתוּמִ֑יםthe sealed [documents]

    hachatumimH2856 →

  • נְחֶמְיָ֧הNehemiah

    nechemyahH5166 →8 times

  • הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָאthe governor

    hatirshata'H8660 →5 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • חֲכַלְיָ֖הHacaliah

    chakhalyahH2446 →

  • וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃and Zedekiah

    vetzidkiyahH6667 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Nehemiah 1:1These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,7 worksNehemiah 9:38In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”7 worksNehemiah 7:65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.4 worksNehemiah 8:9Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.3 worksNehemiah 7:70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.2 worksEzra 2:63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Nehemiah 1:1

    These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,

    it leads to

    • Zechariah 7:1

      In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.

    • Esther 1:2

      In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

    • Daniel 8:2

      And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.

  • Through

    Nehemiah 8:9

    Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or…

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 12:12

      And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

    • Nehemiah 7:65

      The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

    • Nehemiah 7:70

      Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

  • Through

    Nehemiah 9:38

    In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 34:31

      So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul,…

    • Ezra 10:3

      So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the…

About Nehemiah

Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.

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