Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
- BSB Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
- NKJV Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
- NASB Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
- NLT Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
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Quick answer
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah complete the list of lay leaders who sealed the covenant. It matters because it closes the roster of those committing themselves to obey God's law.
Overview
These final names conclude the list of lay family heads bound to the covenant. The complete roster, spanning priests, Levites, and people, shows the entire community united in renewed obedience. This whole-community commitment foreshadows the people of every kind whom Christ gathers into one covenant by his blood.
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