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Now those who placed their seal on the document were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
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Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
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Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
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Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
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Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
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Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
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Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
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Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
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The Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, and Kadmiel.
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Their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
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Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
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Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
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Hodijah, Bani, and Beninu.
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The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
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Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
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Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
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Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
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Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
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Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
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Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
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Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
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Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
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Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
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Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
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Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
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Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
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Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
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Now the rest of the people--the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and understanding--
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these joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes: