New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 10

Signers of the Document

1Now on thesealedH2856document were the names of:Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֧הne.chem.YahH5166thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hacaliahחֲכַלְיָ֖הcha.khal.YahH2446,and Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃ve.tzid.ki.YahH6667,

2Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽה׃yir.me.YahH3414,

3Pashhurפַּשְׁח֥וּרpash.ChurH6583,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּֽה׃mal.ki.YahH4441,

4Hattushחַטּ֥וּשׁcha.TushH2407,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֖הshe.van.YahH7645,Malluchמַלּֽוּךְ׃ma.LukhH4409,

5Harimחָרִ֥םcha.RimH2766,Meremothמְרֵמ֖וֹתme.re.MotH4822,Obadiahעֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃oad.YahH5662,

6DanielH1840,Ginnethonגִּנְּת֖וֹןgi.ne.TonH1599,Baruchבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1263,

7Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֥םme.shu.LamH4918,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29,Mijaminמִיָּמִֽן׃mi.ya.MinH4326,

8Maaziahמַֽעַזְיָ֥הma.'az.YahH4590,Bilgaiבִלְגַּ֖יvil.GaiH1084, andShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֑הshe.ma'.YahH8098.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

9And the Levitesוְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881:JeshuaH3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azaniahאֲזַנְיָ֔ה'a.zan.YahH245,Binnuiבִּנּ֕וּיbi.NuiH1131of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Henadadחֵנָדָ֖דche.na.DadH2582, andKadmielקַדְמִיאֵֽל׃kad.mi.'ElH6934;

10also their brothersוַאֲחֵיהֶ֑םva.'a.chei.HemH251Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָ֧הshe.van.YahH7645,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֛הho.di.YahH1941,Kelitaקְלִיטָ֖אke.li.Ta'H7042,PelaiahH6384,Hananחָנָֽן׃cha.NanH2605,

11Micaמִיכָ֥אmi.Kha'H4316,Rehobרְח֖וֹבre.ChovH7340,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָֽה׃cha.shav.YahH2811,

12Zaccurזַכּ֥וּרza.KurH2139,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָֽה׃she.van.YahH7645,

13Hodiahהוֹדִיָּ֥הho.di.YahH1941,Baniבָנִ֖יva.NiH1137, andBeninuבְּנִֽינוּ׃ סbe.Ni.nuH1148.

14The leadersרָאשֵׁ֖יra.SheiH7218of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:Paroshפַּרְעֹשׁ֙par.'OshH6551,Pahath-moabH6355,Elamעֵילָ֥ם'ei.LamH5867,Zattuזַתּ֖וּאza.Tu'H2240,BaniH1137,

15Bunniבֻּנִּ֥יbu.NiH1138,Azgadעַזְגָּ֖ד'az.GadH5803,Bebaiבֵּבָֽי׃be.VaiH893,

16Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,Bigvaiבִגְוַ֖יvig.VaiH902,Adinעָדִֽין׃'a.DinH5720,

17Aterאָטֵ֥ר'a.TerH333,Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הchiz.ki.YahH2396,Azzurעַזּֽוּר׃'a.ZurH5809,

18Hodiahהוֹדִיָּ֥הho.di.YahH1941,Hashumחָשֻׁ֖םcha.ShumH2828,Bezaiבֵּצָֽי׃be.TzaiH1209,

19Hariphחָרִ֥יףcha.RifH2756,Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068,Nebaiנֵיבָֽי׃noaiH5109,

20Magpiashמַגְפִּיעָ֥שׁmag.pi.'AshH4047,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Hezirחֵזִֽיר׃che.ZirH2387,

21Meshezabelמְשֵׁיזַבְאֵ֥לme.shei.zav.'ElH4898,Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659,Jadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037,

22Pelatiahפְּלַטְיָ֥הpe.lat.YahH6410,Hananחָנָ֖ןcha.NanH2605,Anaiahעֲנָיָֽה׃'a.na.YahH6043,

23Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֥עַho.She.a'H1954,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,Hasshubחַשּֽׁוּב׃cha.ShuvH2815,

24Halloheshהַלּוֹחֵ֥שׁha.lo.CheshH3873,Pilhaפִּלְחָ֖אpil.Cha'H6401,Shobekשׁוֹבֵֽק׃sho.VekH7733,

25Rehumרְח֥וּםre.ChumH7348,Hashabnahחֲשַׁבְנָ֖הcha.shav.NahH2812,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָֽה׃ma.'a.se.YahH4641,

26Ahiahוַאֲחִיָּ֥הva.'a.chi.YahH281,Hananחָנָ֖ןcha.NanH2605,Ananעָנָֽן׃'a.NanH6052,

27Malluchמַלּ֥וּךְma.LukhH4409,Harimחָרִ֖םcha.RimH2766, andBaanahבַּעֲנָֽה׃ba.'a.NahH1196.

Obligations of the Document

28Nowthe restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881,the gatekeepersהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜יםham.sho.re.RimH7891,the templeהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411, andallוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605those who had separatedהַנִּבְדָּ֞לha.niv.DalH914themselves from the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776to the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םne.shei.HemH802,their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֣םbe.nei.HemH1121,and their daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605those who hadH3045knowledgeH3045and understandingמֵבִֽין׃me.VinH995,

29are joiningמַחֲזִיקִ֣יםma.cha.zi.KimH2388with their kinsmenאֲחֵיהֶם֮'a.chei.HemH251,their noblesאַדִּירֵיהֶם֒'a.di.rei.HemH117, and aretakingוּבָאִ֞יםu.va.'ImH935on themselves a curseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423and an oathוּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗הu.vish.vu.'AhH7621to walkלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980in God’sH430LawH8451,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was givenנִתְּנָ֔הni.te.NahH5414throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,God’sH430servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650,and to keepוְלִשְׁמ֣וֹרve.lish.MorH8104and tocomplyH6213withH6213allH3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687ofGodיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our LordH136,and His ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941and statutesוְחֻקָּֽיו׃ve.chu.KavH2706;

30andthat we will not giveH5414our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323to the peoplesלְעַמֵּ֣יle.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776or takeנִקַּ֖חni.KachH3947their daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323for our sonsלְבָנֵֽינוּ׃le.va.Nei.nuH1121.

31Asfor the peoplesH5971of the landH776who bringהַֽמְבִיאִים֩ham.vi.'ImH935waresהַמַּקָּח֨וֹתha.ma.ka.ChotH4728or anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605grainשֶׁ֜בֶרShe.verH7668on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117to sellלִמְכּ֔וֹרlim.KorH4376, we will notbuyH3947from them on the Sabbathבַּשַּׁבָּ֖תba.sha.BatH7676or on anyholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117;and we will forgoוְנִטֹּ֛שׁve.ni.ToshH5203the crops of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֥הha.sha.NahH8141andeveryכָל־khol-H3605debtוּמַשָּׁ֥אu.ma.Sha'H4855.

32We also imposedוְהֶעֱמַ֤דְנוּve.he.'e.Mad.nuH5975on ourselves the obligationמִצְוֹ֔תmitz.VotH4687to contributeלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414yearlyH8141a thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֥יתshe.li.ShitH7992of a shekelהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלha.She.kelH8255for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:

33for theshowbreadלְלֶ֣חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֡כֶתle.Le.chem ha.ma.'a.Re.khetH3899 H4635,for the continualהַתָּמִ֣ידha.ta.MidH8548grain offeringוּמִנְחַ֣תu.min.ChatH4503,for the continualהַ֠תָּמִידHa.ta.midH8548burntוּלְעוֹלַ֣תu.le.'o.LatH5930offeringH5930,the Sabbathsהַשַּׁבָּת֨וֹתha.sha.ba.TotH7676,the newהֶחֳדָשִׁ֜יםhe.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,for the appointedלַמּוֹעֲדִ֗יםla.mo.'a.DimH4150timesH4150,for the holyוְלַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ve.la.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsH6944,and for the sinוְלַ֣חַטָּא֔וֹתve.La.cha.ta.'otH2403offeringsH2403to makeלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseH1004of our GodH430.

34Likewisewe castהִפַּ֜לְנוּhi.Pal.nuH5307lotsוְהַגּוֹרָל֨וֹתve.ha.go.ra.LotH1486for the supplyקֻרְבַּ֣ןkur.BanH7133of woodהָעֵצִ֗יםha.'e.TzimH6086amongthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881,and the peopleוְהָעָם֒ve.ha.'AmH5971so that they could bringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935it to the houseH1004of our GodH430,according to our fathers’אֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1householdsH1004,at setמְזֻמָּנִ֖יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timesלְעִתִּ֥יםle.'i.TimH6256annuallyH8141,to burnלְבַעֵ֗רle.va.'ErH1197on the altarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our GodH430,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ba.to.RahH8451;

35and so that they could bringH935the firstH1061fruitsH1061of our groundאַדְמָתֵ֗נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127andthe firstH1061fruitsH1061of allכָּל־kol-H3605the fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of everyכָל־khol-H3605treeH6086to the houseH1004of the LordH3068annuallyH8141,

36andbringH935to the houseH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430the firstbornH1062of our sonsבָּנֵ֙ינוּ֙ba.Nei.nuH1121and of our cattleוּבְהֶמְתֵּ֔ינוּu.ve.hem.Tei.nuH929,and the firstbornH1060of our herdsבְקָרֵ֜ינוּve.ka.Rei.nuH1241and our flocksוְצֹאנֵ֗ינוּve.tzo.Nei.nuH6629as it is writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451,for the priestsלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548who are ministeringהַמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםham.sha.re.TimH8334in the houseH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

37We will also bringH935the firstרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of ourdoughעֲרִיסֹתֵ֣ינוּ'a.ri.so.Tei.nuH6182,our contributionsוּ֠תְרוּמֹתֵינוּU.te.ru.mo.tei.nuH8641,the fruitוּפְרִ֨יu.fe.RiH6529of everyכָל־khol-H3605treeעֵ֜ץ'etzH6086,the newתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,and the oilוְיִצְהָ֗רve.yitz.HarH3323to the priestsH3548at the chambersלִשְׁכ֣וֹתlish.KhotH3957of the houseH1004of our GodH430, and thetitheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643of our groundאַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ'ad.ma.Te.nuH127to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881,for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881are they who receiveH6237the tithesH6237in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the ruralעֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ׃'a.vo.da.Te.nuH5656townsעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

38Andthe priestH3548,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175,shall be with the LevitesH3881when the LevitesH3881receiveבַּעְשֵׂ֣רba'.SerH6237tithesהַֽמְעַשְּׂרִ֔יםham.'a.se.RimH6237,and the LevitesH3881shall bringיַעֲל֨וּya.'a.LuH5927upH5927the tenthH4643of the tithesH4643to the houseH1004of our GodH430,to the chambersH3957ofthe storehouseהָאוֹצָֽר׃ha.'o.TzarH214.

39For the sonsH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the sonsH1121of Leviהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3878shall bringיָבִ֨יאוּya.Vi.'uH935thecontributionתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of the grainהַדָּגָן֮ha.da.GanH1715,the newהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָר֒ve.hai.yitz.HarH3323to the chambersH3957;the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.DashH4720,the priestsH3548who are ministeringהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham.Sha.re.TimH8334,the gatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֖יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891are thereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033. So we will notneglectנַעֲזֹ֖בna.'a.ZoH5800the houseH1004of our GodH430.

Signers of the Document

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 10