Nehemiah 10:29
New English Translation
29 hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders[a] and enter into a curse and an oath[b] to adhere to[c] the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey[d] carefully all the commandments of the Lord our Lord,[e] along with his ordinances and his statutes.
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- Nehemiah 10:29 tn Heb “the nobles.”
- Nehemiah 10:29 tn The expression “a curse and an oath” may be a hendiadys, meaning “an oath with penalties.”
- Nehemiah 10:29 tn Heb “to walk in.”
- Nehemiah 10:29 tn Heb “keep.” See the note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.
- Nehemiah 10:29 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay).
Nehemiah 10:29
New International Version
29 all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath(A) to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the Lord our Lord.
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