Nehemiah 10:1 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 10:1

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Commentary

3 voices

Bede

Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah (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 …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

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

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעַ֖ל	ve.'Al	and [were] on	H5921 →
הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים	ha.cha.tu.Mim	the sealed [documents]	H2856 →
נְחֶמְיָ֧ה	ne.chem.Yah	Nehemiah	H5166 →
הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא	ha.tir.Sha.ta'	the governor	H8660 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
חֲכַלְיָ֖ה	cha.khal.Yah	Hacaliah	H2446 →
וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃	ve.tzid.ki.Yah	and Zedekiah	H6667 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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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,
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…
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.”
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…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Nehemiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Nehemiah