Bible Strands
Nehemiah 10:16
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text operates as a sequential roster within a covenant renewal document, recording names placed between Bunni, Azgad, and Bebai in verse 15 and Ater, Hezekiah, and Azzur in verse 17.
The words — The name bigvai (בִגְוַי) appears in the list, recorded literally as Bigvai.
The thread — The returned exiles from this line are recorded in Ezra 2:14 and Nehemiah 7:19 with specific headcounts, and Ezra 8:14 identifies their leaders as Uthai and Zaccur.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge the formal, documented structure of the covenant seal and the historical continuity of the community that returned to Jerusalem.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:14 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
- Ezra 8:14 and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
- Nehemiah 7:19 the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;