Nehemiah 10
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 10 of 13
Chapter Summary
1 The names of those that sealed the covenant. 29 The points of the covenant.
Key Hebrew Words
אֲמָנָה
sure covenant
H548 · TWOT 116h
חָתַם
to seal
H2856 · TWOT 780
אָלָה
a curse (oath)
H423 · TWOT 94a
תּוֹרָה
Law
H8451 · TWOT 910d
מַעֲשֵׂר
tithe
H4643 · TWOT 1711h
בִּכּוּרִים
firstfruits
H1061 · TWOT 244e
People & Context
Nehemiah
Governor and son of Hachaliah; first to seal the covenant (v.1)
Moses
Servant of God through whom the Law sealed here was given (v.29)
Aaron
Priestly ancestor; the priest tithing with the Levites is his son (v.38)
Timeline
Sealing the Sure Covenant
Nehemiah the governor, along with the priests, Levites, and rulers of the people, officially seal the written covenant to follow God.
Nehemiah 10:1-27
The People Swear an Oath
The rest of the people enter into a curse and oath to walk in God's Law, promising not to intermarry, to keep the Sabbath, pay temple taxes, and bring firstfruits and tithes to support the house of God.
Nehemiah 10:28-39Read Nehemiah 10 in the KJ3 Reader
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