¹Those whose seals were on the document were

the governor Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

²Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,[#10:2–8 Neh 12:1–7,11–21]

³Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,[#10:3 1Ch 9:12]

⁴Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

⁵Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

⁶Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

⁷Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

⁸Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah.

These were the priests.

⁹The Levites were[#10:9–13 Neh 8:7; 9:4–5; 12:8–9]

Jeshua son of Azaniah,

Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,

¹⁰and their brothers

Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

¹¹Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

¹²Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

¹³Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.

¹⁴The heads of the people were[#10:14–27 Ezr 2:1–61; Neh 7:6–63]

Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

¹⁵Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

¹⁶Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,[#10:16 Ezr 8:6]

¹⁷Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

¹⁸Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

¹⁹Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

²⁰Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

²¹Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

²²Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

²³Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,[#10:23 Neh 7:2]

²⁴Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

²⁵Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

²⁶Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

²⁷Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

²⁸The rest of the people #– #the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, everyone who is able to understand and who has separated themselves from the surrounding peoples to obey the law of God #– #[#10:28 Neh 8:2–3; #10:28 Neh 9:2; 13:3]

²⁹join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath , to follow the law of God given through God’s servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of the Lord our Lord.[#10:29 Lit and enter in a curse and in an oath; #10:29 Ezr 10:5; Neh 5:12; #10:29 Neh 8:1]

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