Bible Strands
Nehemiah 10:12
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text presents a sequential list of names within a broader covenant roll call, positioned between Hashabiah in verse 11 and Hodiah in verse 13. The narrator records these individuals as part of an official document without providing dialogue or narrative action.
The words — זַכּ֥וּר (za.Kur) and שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֖ה (she.re.ve.Yah) function as proper names in the Hebrew text. The literal rendering identifies Zaccur and Sherebiah as distinct entries in the list.
The thread — Sherebiah appears again in Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:4, and Nehemiah 12:8. Shebaniah is recorded alongside him in Nehemiah 9:4.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of individual names within a collective covenant record. It requires the reader to track specific witnesses without adding narrative or theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 8:7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
- Nehemiah 9:4 And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 12:8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.