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).
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