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Nehemiah 10 — Sermon Preparation
The people's leaders, Levites, and priests sign a written pledge to keep the law, observe the Sabbath, support temple worship, and avoid foreign marriages. Below is a research summary for Nehemiah 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 40
- verses
- 341 / 194
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Nehemiah 10 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֵוִיִּי | Lêvîyîy | H3881 | 9 | Levite |
| כֹּהֵן | kôhên | H3548 | 8 | officiating, priest |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 6 | year, revolution |
| הוֹדִיָּה | Hôwdîyâh | H1940 | 3 | Jewess |
| שְׁבַנְיָה | Shᵉbanyâh | H7645 | 3 | Shebanjah |
| חָנָן | Chânân | H2605 | 3 | Chanan |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 6 | people, tribe |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Nehemiah 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We have in this chapter a particular account of the covenant which in the close of the foregoing chapter was resolved upon; they struck while the iron was hot, and immediately put that good resolve in execution, when they were in a good frame, lest, if it should be delayed, it might be dropped. Here we have, I. The names of those that set their hands and seals to it, ver. 1-27. II. An account of those who signified their consent and concurrence, ver. 28, 29. III. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Nehemiah 10:1–39 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Harim— Neh 10:27
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