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Nehemiah 10:4

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Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Nehemiah 10:4 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
  • BSB Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
  • NKJV Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
  • NASB Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
  • NLT Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

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Quick answer

Hattush, Shebaniah, and Malluch are named among those sealing the covenant. It matters because it records faithful representatives of the priestly families.

Overview

The roll of priestly signatories continues, documenting the breadth of the commitment. Each family head stood for his house in pledging obedience to God's law. The detail honors the real, ordered community God was reconstituting, a people set apart for himself and ultimately gathered in Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Neh 12:14of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
  • Neh 12:2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
  • Neh 3:10Next to them, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
DECISIONHATTUSHMALLUCHSHEBANIAH

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  • VideoBibleProject — Nehemiah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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

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  • 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 10:4 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

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HattushחַטּוּשׁShebaniahשְׁבַנְיָהMalluchמַלּוּךְ
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