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Nehemiah 10 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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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.

Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“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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