Nehemiah 10:9

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

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

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Highlights

1 hapax legomenon — only here in the Hebrew Bible
1 first appearance in the Hebrew Bible

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אֲזַנְיָ֔ה

ʼĂzanyâh

H245

“Azaniah”

Noun, Proper

Appears 1× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears here

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H238 and H3050

TWOT: None

Azaniah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) hears" - the father of Jeshua, a Levite

About this verse

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8: words
7: distinct lemmas
Historical: section

Notable vocabulary

1 hapax legomenon — a word that appears only here in the entire Hebrew Bible:

אֲזַנְיָ֔ה Azaniah H245

First appearance in Scripture

This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Hebrew Bible here:

אֲזַנְיָ֔ה Azaniah H245

Shared distinctive vocabulary

חֵנָדָ֖ד Henadad H2582 occurs in 4 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

8 nouns

Repetition

A word recurs within this verse — often emphatic in Hebrew:

בֶּן son H1121 ×2

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Nehemiah 10:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Nehemiah 3:18–19 After him repaired their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.
Nehemiah 3:24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah to the turning [of the wall], and to the corner.
Nehemiah 7:43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.
Nehemiah 8:7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.
Nehemiah 9:4 Then stood up on the stairs of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, [and] Chenani, and cried with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.
Nehemiah 12:8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
Nehemiah 12:24 The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

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Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

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Hebrew Nehemiah 10:9 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ֙ בֶּן אֲזַנְיָ֔ה בִּנּ֕וּי מִבְּנֵ֥י חֵנָדָ֖ד קַדְמִיאֵֽל

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

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Greek LXX Structure differs

The Septuagint has no separate book of Nehemiah. Its Greek text is the second half of Esdras B (2 Esdras), chapters 11–23; Ezra is the first half (1–10).

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Commentary

Notes on Nehemiah 10:9 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(9) And the Levites.—Five of these family names are traceable (Ezr_2:40; Ezr_8:19; Neh_7:43).

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

9–13. The Levites

9. both Jeshua] R.V. namely, Jeshua. The ‘copula’ is used definitively as in Neh_9:16-22. But some of the best MSS. omit it altogether.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Pulpit Commentary

Vers. 9-13. Jeshua, Binnui, and Kadmiel represent the three chief families of returned Levites. (see Ezr_2:40 Ezr_3:9 Neh_7:43, 44 9:4, 5, etc.) Binnui, it may be remarked, has now supplanted Kadmiel, and stepped into the second place. Of the remaining names, those of Hashabiah and Sherebiah designate families which returned with Ezra. (Ezr_8:18, Ezr_8:19) The remaining names are probably also those of families.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

unfoldingWord translationNotes

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General Information:

In these verses, Nehemiah continues to list the names of the people who signed the sealed document.

The Levites were

This refers to those who put their names on the sealed documents. AT: "The Levites who put their names on the sealed documents were" (See: Ellipsis)

Jeshua ... Henadad

These are the names of men. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 3:18-19. (See: How to Translate Names)

Azaniah ... Rehob ... Beninu

These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)

Binnui

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 3:24. (See: How to Translate Names)

Kadmiel

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 7:43. (See: How to Translate Names)

Shebaniah

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 9:4. (See: How to Translate Names)

Hodiah ... Kelita ... Pelaiah ... Sherebiah

These are the names of men. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 8:7. (See: How to Translate Names)

Hanan

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 7:49. (See: How to Translate Names)

Mika

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 10:11. (See: How to Translate Names)

Hashabiah ... Bani

These are the names of men. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 3:17. (See: How to Translate Names)

Zaccur

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 3:2. (See: How to Translate Names)

The leaders of the people were

This refers to those who put their names on the sealed documents. AT: "The leaders of the people who put their names on the sealed documents were" (See: Ellipsis)

Parosh

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 3:25. (See: How to Translate Names)

Pahath-Moab

This is a man's name. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 3:11. (See: How to Translate Names)

Elam ... Zattu

These are the names of men. See how you translated this in Nehemiah 7:12. (See: How to Translate Names)

translationWords

Levi

people group

Moab

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Lesson kit

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Nehemiah, in the Historical, opens this verse with 8 words (7 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is ʼĂzanyâh (“Azaniah”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

The word ʼĂzanyâh carries the sense “Azaniah.” How does it shape the verse?
1 word here appears nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Why might the author reach for such rare wording?
This is the first place “Azaniah” appears in Scripture (first appears here). What does its debut here establish?
How does Ezra 3:9, which shares the word «Henadad», read alongside this verse?
What does the repetition of “son” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
Compare how Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers and The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

Things to notice

1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible.
1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
These translations choose different wording for 3 words in this verse.
“son” occurs 2× in this single verse.
7 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 8 words in this verse.