The chief of the people, i.e. their elders, or representatives, acting in the stead and by the appointment of all the rest; for it had been troublesome and unnecessary for every one of the people to seal.
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Nehemiah 10:14
14 The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,