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Nehemiah chapter 10 in Hebrew and English

40 verses, about 4 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

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וּבְכָל־זֹאת אֲנַחְנוּ כֹּרְתִים אֲמָנָה וְכֹתְבִים וְעַל הֶחָתוּם שָׂרֵינוּ לְוִיֵּנוּ כֹּהֲנֵֽינוּ׃

And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and subscribe it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, set their seal unto it.

וְעַל הַחֲתוּמִים נְחֶמְיָה הַתִּרְשָׁתָא בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃

Now those that set their seal were: Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah;

שְׂרָיָה עֲזַרְיָה יִרְמְיָֽה׃

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;

פַּשְׁחוּר אֲמַרְיָה מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃

Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;

חַטּוּשׁ שְׁבַנְיָה מַלּֽוּךְ׃

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;

חָרִם מְרֵמוֹת עֹֽבַדְיָֽה׃

Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;

דָּנִיֵּאל גִּנְּתוֹן בָּרֽוּךְ׃

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;

מְשֻׁלָּם אֲבִיָּה מִיָּמִֽן׃

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;

מַעַזְיָה בִלְגַּי שְׁמַעְיָה אֵלֶּה הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests.

וְהַלְוִיִּם וְיֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן־אֲזַנְיָה בִּנּוּי מִבְּנֵי חֵנָדָד קַדְמִיאֵֽל׃

And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

וַאֲחֵיהֶם שְׁבַנְיָה הוֹדִיָּה קְלִיטָא פְּלָאיָה חָנָֽן׃

and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;

מִיכָא רְחוֹב חֲשַׁבְיָֽה׃

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;

זַכּוּר שֵׁרֵבְיָה שְׁבַנְיָֽה׃

Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;

הוֹדִיָּה בָנִי בְּנִֽינוּ׃

Hodiah, Bani, Beninu. .

רָאשֵׁי הָעָם פַּרְעֹשׁ פַּחַת מוֹאָב עֵילָם זַתּוּא בָּנִֽי׃

The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;

בֻּנִּי עַזְגָּד בֵּבָֽי׃

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;

אֲדֹנִיָּה בִגְוַי עָדִֽין׃

Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;

אָטֵר חִזְקִיָּה עַזּֽוּר׃

Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;

הוֹדִיָּה חָשֻׁם בֵּצָֽי׃

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;

חָרִיף עֲנָתוֹת נֵיבָֽי׃

Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai;

מַגְפִּיעָשׁ מְשֻׁלָּם חֵזִֽיר׃

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;

מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵל צָדוֹק יַדּֽוּעַ׃

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;

פְּלַטְיָה חָנָן עֲנָיָֽה׃

Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;

הוֹשֵׁעַ חֲנַנְיָה חַשּֽׁוּב׃

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;

הַלּוֹחֵשׁ פִּלְחָא שׁוֹבֵֽק׃

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;

רְחוּם חֲשַׁבְנָה מַעֲשֵׂיָֽה׃

Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;

וַאֲחִיָּה חָנָן עָנָֽן׃

and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;

מַלּוּךְ חָרִם בַּעֲנָֽה׃

Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

וּשְׁאָר הָעָם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם הַשּׁוֹעֲרִים הַמְשֹׁרְרִים הַנְּתִינִים וְכָל־הַנִּבְדָּל מֵעַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֹת אֶל־תּוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים נְשֵׁיהֶם בְּנֵיהֶם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶם כֹּל יוֹדֵעַ מֵבִֽין׃

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one that had knowledge and understanding;

מַחֲזִיקִים עַל־אֲחֵיהֶם אַדִּירֵיהֶם וּבָאִים בְּאָלָה וּבִשְׁבוּעָה לָלֶכֶת בְּתוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נִתְּנָה בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד־הָאֱלֹהִים וְלִשְׁמוֹר וְלַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲדֹנֵינוּ וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְחֻקָּֽיו׃

they cleaved to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes;

וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־נִתֵּן בְּנֹתֵינוּ לְעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיהֶם לֹא נִקַּח לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃

and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

וְעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ הַמְבִיאִים אֶת־הַמַּקָּחוֹת וְכָל־שֶׁבֶר בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לִמְכּוֹר לֹא־נִקַּח מֵהֶם בַּשַּׁבָּת וּבְיוֹם קֹדֶשׁ וְנִטֹּשׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִית וּמַשָּׁא כָל־יָֽד׃

and if the peoples of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

וְהֶעֱמַדְנוּ עָלֵינוּ מִצְוֺת לָתֵת עָלֵינוּ שְׁלִשִׁית הַשֶּׁקֶל בַּשָּׁנָה לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

לְלֶחֶם הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת וּמִנְחַת הַתָּמִיד וּלְעוֹלַת הַתָּמִיד הַשַּׁבָּתוֹת הֶחֳדָשִׁים לַמּוֹעֲדִים וְלַקֳּדָשִׁים וְלַחַטָּאוֹת לְכַפֵּר עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכֹל מְלֶאכֶת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

for the showbread, and for the continual meal-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the appointed seasons, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

וְהַגּוֹרָלוֹת הִפַּלְנוּ עַל־קֻרְבַּן הָעֵצִים הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם וְהָעָם לְהָבִיא לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְבֵית־אֲבֹתֵינוּ לְעִתִּים מְזֻמָּנִים שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה לְבַעֵר עַל־מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כַּכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃

And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law;

וּלְהָבִיא אֶת־בִּכּוּרֵי אַדְמָתֵנוּ וּבִכּוּרֵי כָּל־פְּרִי כָל־עֵץ שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה לְבֵית יְהוָֽה׃

and to bring the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD;

וְאֶת־בְּכֹרוֹת בָּנֵינוּ וּבְהֶמְתֵּינוּ כַּכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה וְאֶת־בְּכוֹרֵי בְקָרֵינוּ וְצֹאנֵינוּ לְהָבִיא לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵינוּ לַכֹּהֲנִים הַמְשָׁרְתִים בְּבֵית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God;

וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁית עֲרִיסֹתֵינוּ וּתְרוּמֹתֵינוּ וּפְרִי כָל־עֵץ תִּירוֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר נָבִיא לַכֹּהֲנִים אֶל־לִשְׁכוֹת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵינוּ וּמַעְשַׂר אַדְמָתֵנוּ לַלְוִיִּם וְהֵם הַלְוִיִּם הַמְעַשְּׂרִים בְּכֹל עָרֵי עֲבֹדָתֵֽנוּ׃

and that we should bring the first of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our land unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

וְהָיָה הַכֹּהֵן בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן עִם־הַלְוִיִּם בַּעְשֵׂר הַלְוִיִּם וְהַלְוִיִּם יַעֲלוּ אֶת־מַעֲשַׂר הַמַּעֲשֵׂר לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֶל־הַלְּשָׁכוֹת לְבֵית הָאוֹצָֽר׃

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure-house. .

כִּי אֶל־הַלְּשָׁכוֹת יָבִיאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנֵי הַלֵּוִי אֶת־תְּרוּמַת הַדָּגָן הַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר וְשָׁם כְּלֵי הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים הַמְשָׁרְתִים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְלֹא נַעֲזֹב אֶת־בֵּית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers; and we will not forsake the house of our God.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, free to view and copy, compared letter by letter with a second edition, Miqra according to the Masorah, under the CC BY-SA licence. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this chapter stands in the Tanakh.

  • Chapter 10 of the 13 chapters of Nehemiah
  • Nehemiah is one of the Writings
  • 40 verses, 341 words, about 4 minutes to read

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How many verses does Nehemiah chapter 10 have?

Nehemiah chapter 10 has 40 verses and 341 words.

How does Nehemiah chapter 10 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words ובכל־זאת אנחנו כרתים אמנה.

Where does Nehemiah chapter 10 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 10 of the 13 chapters of Nehemiah, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Nehemiah chapter 10?

About 4 minutes, at a steady pace.