Nehemiah 10:25
What does Nehemiah 10:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 10:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Nehemiah 10:25 means
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah appear next. Their names, alongside many others, represent a commitment to structural faithfulness. As chiefs, they are promising to build fences around sin—not by adding to God’s law, but by ensuring that its clear demands shape community practices. This includes how people marry, buy, sell, rest, and give. Their sealing encourages the people that those in authority will not undermine the covenant but will uphold it.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Context
The roster continues, nearly complete. Soon the narrative will conclude the list of chiefs and then describe how the rest of the community, including families and servants of the temple, joined the covenant. The ensuing vows will show how leadership consent becomes lived obedience in households, fields, and the temple precincts. The careful listing gives moral traction to those commitments.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 3:17
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.
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