Nehemiah 10:17

Study note

Setting — Nehemiah 10:17 appears as a sequential entry in a formal roster, positioned between the names in verse 16 and the names in verse 18, recording individuals bound to a covenant agreement.

The words — The text lists three proper names: אָטֵר ('a.Ter) as Ater, חִזְקִיָּה (chiz.ki.Yah) as Hezekiah, and עַזּוּר ('a.Zur) as Azzur.

The thread — This verse extends the catalog of signatories in Nehemiah 10, matching the structural pattern of verses 16 and 18 where each line adds another group of witnesses to the ratification document.

Why it lands — It demands recognition that the covenant commitment is anchored to a documented, named roster rather than an anonymous collective.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.