The Meaning of Nehemiah 10:9 Explained

Nehemiah 10:9

KJV: And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

YLT: And the Levites: both Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

Darby: And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah; Binnui, of the sons of Henadad; Kadmiel,

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the Levites:  both Jeshua  the son  of Azaniah,  Binnui  of the sons  of Henadad,  Kadmiel; 

What does Nehemiah 10:9 Mean?

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 10:9 mean?

And the Levites and Jeshua son of Azaniah Binnui of the sons of Henadad [and] Kadmiel
וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְיֵשׁ֙וּעַ֙ בֶּן־ אֲזַנְיָ֔ה בִּנּ֕וּי מִבְּנֵ֥י חֵנָדָ֖ד קַדְמִיאֵֽל

וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם  And  the  Levites 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
וְיֵשׁ֙וּעַ֙  and  Jeshua 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֵשׁוּעַ 
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲזַנְיָ֔ה  of  Azaniah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲזַנְיָה  
Sense: the father of Jeshua, a Levite.
בִּנּ֕וּי  Binnui 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנּוּי  
Sense: an exile returnee with Zerubbabel, son of Henadad, who assisted at the reparation of the wall of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah.
מִבְּנֵ֥י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֵנָדָ֖ד  of  Henadad 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵנָדָד  
Sense: head of a family of Levites who took part in the rebuilding of the temple.
קַדְמִיאֵֽל  [and]  Kadmiel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קַדְמִיאֵל  
Sense: a Levite, descendant of Hodaviah, and head of a family of returning exiles; also oversaw the work on the temple and also was one of the leaders of the people who led the people in the public confession.