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Nehemiah 10:1

Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nehemiah 10:2.

וְעַ֖לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַחֲתוּמִ֑יםhachatumimthe sealחָתַםdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the seal”, a verb used as a describing wordH2856to close up; especially to sealmake an end, mark, seal (up), stop.נְחֶמְיָ֧הnechemyahNehemiahנְחֶמְיָהnoun, proper name — “Nehemiah”H5166Nechemjah, the name of three IsraelitesNehemiah.הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָאhatirshatathe Tirshathaתִּרְשָׁתָאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Tirshatha”, the ordinary formH8660Tirshatha, the title of a Persian deputy or governorTirshatha.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חֲכַלְיָ֖הchakhalyahHachaliahחֲכַלְיָהnoun, proper name — “Hachaliah”H2446Chakaljah, an IsraeliteHachaliah.וְצִדְקִיָּֽהvetsidqiyahand Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Zedekiah”H6667Tsidkijah, the name of six IsraelitesZedekiah, Zidkijah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(10-2) Now those that set their seal were: Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now those that sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

Young’s Literal Translation

And over those sealed [are] Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

World English Bible

Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

Darby Translation

And at the head of those that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah.

Douay-Rheims

And the subscribers were Nehemias, Athersatha the son of Hachelai, and Sedecias,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)