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Nehemiah 9:37-38
English Standard Version Anglicised
Nehemiah 9:37-38
English Standard Version Anglicised
37 (A)And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.
38 [a] “Because of all this (B)we make a firm covenant in writing; on (C)the sealed document are the names of[b] our princes, our Levites, and our priests.
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- Nehemiah 9:38 Ch 10:1 in Hebrew
- Nehemiah 9:38 Hebrew lacks the names of
Nehemiah 9:37-38
New International Version
Nehemiah 9:37-38
New International Version
37 Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.(A)
The Agreement of the People
38 “In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement,(B) putting it in writing,(C) and our leaders, our Levites and our priests are affixing their seals to it.”[a]
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 9:38 In Hebrew texts this verse (9:38) is numbered 10:1.
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