Nehemiah 10:28

26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.

“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,

29 hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

30 We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
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;
WEB
The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, 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—
ASV
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one that had knowledge, and understanding;
DARBY
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge [and] having understanding,
BLB
And the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all having separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the Law of God—their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone having knowledge and understanding,
ÅB
Resten av folket, prestene, levittene, dørvokterne, sangerne, tempeltjenerne og alle de som hadde skilt seg fra de fremmede folk for å leve etter Guds lov, med hustruer, sønner og døtre, så mange som hadde kunnskap og forstand -
OTB
Nå resten av folket—prestene, levittene, portvaktene, sangerne, tempeltjenerne, og alle som hadde skilt seg fra landenes folk til Guds lov, sammen med deres hustruer, deres sønner og deres døtre, alle som hadde kunnskap og forstand—
B1930
Resten av folket, prestene, levittene, dørvokterne, sangerne, tempeltjenerne og alle de som hadde skilt sig fra de fremmede folk for å leve efter Guds lov, med hustruer, sønner og døtre, så mange som hadde kunnskap og forstand -

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 9:2

    Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

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  • Jeremiah 4:2

    and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:14–17

    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

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  • Romans 1:1

    Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:2

    Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

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  • Ezra 10:11–19

    Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”

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  • Ezra 2:70

    So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

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  • Ezra 2:36–54

    The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

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