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Texts -- Nehemiah 10:1-18 (NET)

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10:1 On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor , son of Hacaliah , along with Zedekiah , 10:2 Seraiah , Azariah , Jeremiah , 10:3 Pashhur , Amariah , Malkijah , 10:4 Hattush , Shebaniah , Malluch , 10:5 Harim , Meremoth , Obadiah , 10:6 Daniel , Ginnethon , Baruch , 10:7 Meshullam , Abijah , Mijamin , 10:8 Maaziah , Bilgai , and Shemaiah . These were the priests . 10:9 The Levites were as follows: Jeshua son of Azaniah , Binnui of the sons of Henadad , Kadmiel . 10:10 Their colleagues were as follows: Shebaniah , Hodiah , Kelita , Pelaiah , Hanan , 10:11 Mica , Rehob , Hashabiah , 10:12 Zaccur , Sherebiah , Shebaniah , 10:13 Hodiah , Bani , and Beninu . 10:14 The leaders of the people were as follows: Parosh , Pahath-Moab , Elam , Zattu , Bani , 10:15 Bunni , Azgad , Bebai , 10:16 Adonijah , Bigvai , Adin , 10:17 Ater , Hezekiah , Azzur , 10:18 Hodiah , Hashum , Bezai ,

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