Nehemiah 11:10

Study note

Setting — Nehemiah 11:10 continues an administrative roster of returning exiles resettled in Jerusalem, immediately following the designation of district overseers in the preceding verse. The text records specific priestly families assigned to temple service without narrative commentary.

The words — The phrase מִן־הַכֹּהֲנִים (min-haḵōhănîm) literally means "from the priests," with the definite article הַ (ha-) specifying the group. The names יְדַעְיָה (Yedāʿyāh) and יָכִין (Yākîn) are listed alongside בֶן־יוֹיָרִיב (ben-Yōyārîb), translating to "son of Joiarib."

The thread — This roster aligns with the priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles 9:10 and the returnee census in Ezra 2:36, which also records descendants of Jedaiah. The administrative list continues in Nehemiah 11:11 with the appointment of Seraiah as chief official of the house of God.

Why it lands — The verse operates as a functional record of restored temple personnel, requiring the reader to track the continuity of priestly lineages. It calls attention to the practical organization of community resettlement and sacred service without adding interpretive commentary.

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