The Meaning of Nehemiah 10:28 Explained

Nehemiah 10:28

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

YLT: And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and every one who hath been separated from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every knowing intelligent one,

Darby: And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge and having understanding,

ASV: 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;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Nehemiah 10:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 10:28-39 - A Pledge Of Better Service
The chapter opens with a list of the signers of the covenant, which was signed on behalf of the people. The consecration covenant involved-first, obedience; then, the purity of the holy seed from intermarriage with heathen peoples; next, the observance of the Sabbath, and of the Sabbatic year. In addition there was the yearly charge for the maintenance of divine worship. The great lack among Christian people is system in the apportioning of their incomes. They leave their giving to impulse, and thus often give the merest fraction of their possessions to the cause of God. We should at least give a tenth, and as much more as we can afford. If only all who read these words would resolve to imitate these impoverished exiles, and to set aside the tithe of all they earn or receive, they would discover the luxury of giving, and a new zest in receiving. The first-fruits of increased wages and revenue should also be given to God, as a tribute of thanksgiving. Let the first produce of hen-roost, orchard, and field be His. Do not neglect or forsake God's house, Nehemiah 10:39. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 10

1  The names of those who sealed the covenant
29  The points of the covenant

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 10:28 mean?

And the rest of the people the priests the Levites the gatekeepers the singers the Nethinim and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God their wives their sons and their daughters everyone who had knowledge and understanding
וּשְׁאָ֣ר הָעָ֡ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַ֠לְוִיִּם הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨ים הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים הַנְּתִינִ֗ים וְֽכָל־ הַנִּבְדָּ֞ל מֵעַמֵּ֤י הָאֲרָצוֹת֙ אֶל־ תּוֹרַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֖ל יוֹדֵ֥עַ מֵבִֽין

וּשְׁאָ֣ר  And  the  rest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁאָר  
Sense: rest, residue, remnant, remainder.
הָעָ֡ם  of  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הַ֠לְוִיִּם  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֨ים  the  gatekeepers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֹׁועֵר  
Sense: gatekeeper, porter.
הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים  the  singers 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
הַנְּתִינִ֗ים  the  Nethinim 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: נְתוּנִים 
Sense: Nethinims.
וְֽכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַנִּבְדָּ֞ל  those  who  had  separated  themselves 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּדַל  
Sense: to divide, separate.
מֵעַמֵּ֤י  from  the  peoples 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הָאֲרָצוֹת֙  of  the  lands 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
תּוֹרַ֣ת  the  Law 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם  their  wives 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם  their  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם  and  their  daughters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
כֹּ֖ל  everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יוֹדֵ֥עַ  who  had  knowledge 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
מֵבִֽין  and  understanding 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.