Nehemiah 10:28

Nehemiah 10:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
• New International Version (NIV)“The rest of the people—priests, Levites, gatekeepers, musicians, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand—
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and understanding—

Context of Nehemiah 10:28

26Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, 27Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. “Now the rest of the people – the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand – 29hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders and enter into a curse and an oath to adhere to the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey carefully all the commandments of the lord our Lord, along with his ordinances and his statutes. 30“We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.

Nehemiah 10:28 word by word

וּשְׁאָ֣ר הָעָ֡ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַ֠לְוִיִּם הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨ים הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים הַנְּתִינִ֗ים וְֽכָל־הַנִּבְדָּ֞ל מֵעַמֵּ֤י הָאֲרָצוֹת֙ אֶל־תּוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֖ל יוֹדֵ֥עַ מֵבִֽין׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the restשְׁאָרshe'âr · remnantH7605
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• the singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• the Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
• and all they that had separatedבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• of the landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• unto the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• every one having knowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and having understandingבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995

Cross-references for Nehemiah 10:28

• Nehemiah 7:72What the rest of the people gave amounted to 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.
• Ezra 2:36The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua): 973;
• Nehemiah 9:2Those truly of Israelite descent separated from all the foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
• Nehemiah 13:3When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.
• Leviticus 20:24So I have said to you: You yourselves will possess their land and I myself will give it to you for a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God who has set you apart from the other peoples.
• Ezra 9:1Now when these things had been completed, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the local residents who practice detestable things similar to those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
• Ezra 10:11Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents and from these foreign wives.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
• Romans 1:1From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.
• Nehemiah 8:2So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)
• Psalms 47:7For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!
• Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.
• Jeremiah 4:2You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’ If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.”

Commentaries on Nehemiah 10:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28And the rest of the people - All had, in one or other of the classes which sealed, their representatives; and by their sealing they considered themselves bound.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28who had separated themselves from the people of the land: See Nehemiah 9:2; compare with Ezra 9–10.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 10:28

• Covenant
• Decision
• Levites
• Nethinims
• Priest

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings