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Nehemiah 10:15

WEBKJVBSBESVNKJVNASBNLT
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Nehemiah 10:15 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
  • BSB Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
  • NKJV Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
  • NASB Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
  • NLT Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

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Quick answer

Bunni, Azgad, and Bebai are named among the lay leaders who sealed the covenant. It matters because it records ordinary families committing to God.

Overview

These heads of households join the roster of covenant signatories. The naming of lay families underscores that covenant faithfulness is the calling of the whole people of God. It anticipates the wide fellowship of all who are united to Christ by faith.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 4

  • Ezra 2:11–12The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
  • Neh 7:16–17The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
  • Ezra 8:11–12And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
  • Ezra 10:28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
AZGADBEBAIBUNNIDECISION

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Nehemiah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Nehemiah 10:15YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on NehemiahMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The rebuilt walls and renewed covenant community foreshadow the greater builder who gathers and secures a people for God, the one who declares 'I will build my church.'

How Nehemiah 10:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.

BunniבֻּנִּיAzgadעַזְגָּדBebaiבֵּבַי
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